Hello everyone! My friend ripped off a little slip thingy as a joke (she's always teasing me about LJ. Heh.) but I thought it'd be worth joining up. I like talking to people, anyway
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And yay for being remembered! I'm glad you liked it! We're actually trying to spread it to more than just local schools next year (at the suggestions of our judges, of all people) so if you're interested in more information let me know. I can add you to the list. ;) And I'll stop plugging now.
They're penguins, yes. Roy and Silo to be exact, who have been a couple since 1998 and have attempted to hatch rocks as eggs. So, you know, despite their successful adoption, they don't really need babies, per say.
The Official Mailing List type thing is for people who want to be updated on the website, starter packets, and all the hooptedoodle involved with starting one's own branch. I can put you on there, or simply explain it in a bit more detail, whichever you want.
I thought it was a good idea for a project, but seemed like you should diversify it more - open it to both genders, and let kids self-select themselves.
We were originally going to have boys and girls, because we had boy interested in doing CPS with us, but they all flopped out within a week or two so we switched it to what we knew about. The main inspiration came from our own experiences, and we don't have any idea what it's like to be a middle school boy. Books and research can only go so far. It could definitely be adapted to boys, though, if more knowledgeable people wanted to do it.
We also didn't want to make them read Stargirl, and didn't have any idea what books were like that for boys. Most boys kind of hate the book, and we didn't want them stuck in a program based on something too "girly." A separate program would have to be done with boys, I think, to work as well, since you'd have to focus on different issues from different angles. The general idea would be the same, though
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i was confused by the description and didn't go to the cmps fair so i didnt even get to figure it out.
The booklet, I think it said that you chose 20-something highly individualistic girls and you encouraged them to have high self esteem.
but I thought if you were comfortable enough to step out of the box and be an individual that you had self esteem. I've never read the book so maybe I'm missing something?
I'd just like to know more about what you did I guess.
Yeah, well, we don't talk about that description too much. Our coah wrote it, and though she is the best lady ever, she tends to make no sense unless you speak Fraziereeze.
The book is about Stargirl, who was homeschooled until high school. She decided to go to public school, and everyone there shunned her because she did her own thing completely. After she was gone, they all realized what a treasure they had in her.
Essentially, we had the guidance councilor and teachers at the middle school recommend seventh and eighth grade girls from all walks of life. The only qualification is that the girls would benefit from a program focusing on affirming individuality and creativity, in whatever form it takes. The idea is that the arty ones in the corner are the only individual ones out there. If you're shy, you're shy, as long as that's really you. If you love shopping, love shopping, as long as that's really you. And so on and so forth.
We then did four workshops and an overnight with the girls using ideas from the book Stargirl and
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I would definitely be interested in the Stargirl mailing list. It's required reading for our eighth graders--maybe we could get some high school kids to do a program modeled after yours. The hard work that goes into creating the project has already been done!
I really enjoyed your display at the CmPS fair. I am in Texas BTW.
Oh, and I also share your disdain for the cafeteria--both the lines and the food. Add to that those horrible flat sheets that don't stay put on the dorm beds. We were in Kirwin 1 and it was pretty filthy.
Oh yay! Can I have your email address? If you don't want to post it here, the project's email is stargirl_project@yahoo.com (creative, yes?) and you can send it along there.
The hard work that goes into creating the project has already been done! And has it ever. It seemed so simple when we had the idea. The hardest part for people starting one now is getting books for every girl, since it's important that they each read it, but since it's required for your kids that's obviously not a problem.
Thank you; I'm glad you got to see the display. Not that you couldn't avoid seeing it, as the sparkles could have probably been seen from space. As my brother said when he saw it, "...It looks like a girl threw up on your table." He's a charming young man.
Wasn't that cafeteria bizarre? The whole situation made no sense. And those sheets... arg. They've been like that in every place I've gone to compete. How hard is it for a college to buy some stupid fitted sheets? They wouldn't be that much harder to sort and distribute since it's pretty
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Oh, don't remind me about UConn. We had a big hole in the window and the cold air all came in. We had to tape a towel in it. And we were right across from the bathroom and the door sounded like a remote control car. And the bunk beds had no railing so my teammate on top was afraid of falling off. And such... Anyway, yeah, the food was not to good. Based on the signs they had up, it looked like it's better during the year. And the sheet thing... I think fitted sheets are more expensive. I would have brought my own if I'd had room...
Oh, it was horrible. No railing? I would have cried. We had single beds, and at least our window worked. We were right across the hall from the bathroom, but couldn't use it because the other group on my floor didn't understand the system we had worked out. There were two slots and three cards. Pink card, blue card, white card. They were stored in one slot. When the white card was in the other, anyone could go in the bathroom, then based on this person's gender, they'd place the pink or blue card in the slot. Until the white card was replaced, only persons of the same color could go in the bathroom. But NOOOOOOOOOO. The obnoxious Texans with the huge hats (and they really did have stereotypically huge hats and the obnoxiousness was totally unrelated to Texas. I've nothing against Texas unless it keeps me from going to the bathroom and locks me out of the lounge on our floor. I've met lovely people from Texas.) didn't get it. So in the middle of the night when we had to pee we had to trek up or down freezing cold stairs
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And I love people's reactions to FPS too. They just don't get the art of Future Problem Solving, XD.
Emmers
PS: The penguins in your icon look like badgers. I was sorely dissapointed when I discovered they were penguins.
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And yay for being remembered! I'm glad you liked it! We're actually trying to spread it to more than just local schools next year (at the suggestions of our judges, of all people) so if you're interested in more information let me know. I can add you to the list. ;) And I'll stop plugging now.
They're penguins, yes. Roy and Silo to be exact, who have been a couple since 1998 and have attempted to hatch rocks as eggs. So, you know, despite their successful adoption, they don't really need babies, per say.
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AND PUPPET PALS <3
I'd love to know more about the Project.
Emmers
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The Official Mailing List type thing is for people who want to be updated on the website, starter packets, and all the hooptedoodle involved with starting one's own branch. I can put you on there, or simply explain it in a bit more detail, whichever you want.
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Congrats on winning. =)
- Hannah
p.s... I thought they were badgers too. Haha.
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We also didn't want to make them read Stargirl, and didn't have any idea what books were like that for boys. Most boys kind of hate the book, and we didn't want them stuck in a program based on something too "girly." A separate program would have to be done with boys, I think, to work as well, since you'd have to focus on different issues from different angles. The general idea would be the same, though ( ... )
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Except I didn't get into the Nationals, much less the IC *pouts*
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I'm sorry you didn't get to go; that always sucks.
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i was confused by the description and didn't go to the cmps fair so i didnt even get to figure it out.
The booklet, I think it said that you chose 20-something highly individualistic girls and you encouraged them to have high self esteem.
but I thought if you were comfortable enough to step out of the box and be an individual that you had self esteem. I've never read the book so maybe I'm missing something?
I'd just like to know more about what you did I guess.
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The book is about Stargirl, who was homeschooled until high school. She decided to go to public school, and everyone there shunned her because she did her own thing completely. After she was gone, they all realized what a treasure they had in her.
Essentially, we had the guidance councilor and teachers at the middle school recommend seventh and eighth grade girls from all walks of life. The only qualification is that the girls would benefit from a program focusing on affirming individuality and creativity, in whatever form it takes. The idea is that the arty ones in the corner are the only individual ones out there. If you're shy, you're shy, as long as that's really you. If you love shopping, love shopping, as long as that's really you. And so on and so forth.
We then did four workshops and an overnight with the girls using ideas from the book Stargirl and ( ... )
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thanks for the explanation. it sounds like a worthwhile project.
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I really enjoyed your display at the CmPS fair. I am in Texas BTW.
Oh, and I also share your disdain for the cafeteria--both the lines and the food. Add to that those horrible flat sheets that don't stay put on the dorm beds. We were in Kirwin 1 and it was pretty filthy.
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The hard work that goes into creating the project has already been done!
And has it ever. It seemed so simple when we had the idea. The hardest part for people starting one now is getting books for every girl, since it's important that they each read it, but since it's required for your kids that's obviously not a problem.
Thank you; I'm glad you got to see the display. Not that you couldn't avoid seeing it, as the sparkles could have probably been seen from space. As my brother said when he saw it, "...It looks like a girl threw up on your table." He's a charming young man.
Wasn't that cafeteria bizarre? The whole situation made no sense. And those sheets... arg. They've been like that in every place I've gone to compete. How hard is it for a college to buy some stupid fitted sheets? They wouldn't be that much harder to sort and distribute since it's pretty ( ... )
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