Ten Things Tuesday
April 22, 2008 by mrschili
It’s a busy week here at Chez Chili - the girls are off from school (but Mom and Dad aren’t) and spring is actually springing. Yes, folks, it’s official; our local ice cream joint opened last weekend. Observe:
Today’s ten thing list is short and sweet. Here are ten things that my public speaking students have chosen to use as topics for their informational speeches. I’ve heard the first eight, I’m anticipating the last two, and I literally have no idea about what the remaining kids are going to speak about. Be assured that if I get anything really good, I’ll let you know.
1. The restoration efforts around Barrett’s Farm in Concord, MA.
2. Autism
3. Diabetes
4. Depression and how to deal with someone who’s depressed
5. Dairy cows
6. Mixed martial arts fighting
7. Wicca
8. Food ads and their effect on the obesity rate in the U.S.
9. Polar bears and the impact of Global Warming on their habitat
10. Pneumonia
No one outright failed his or her speech so far; actually, some of them were really quite good (my favorite so far has been the one about depression. Not only is the topic relevant to me right now, but the presenter hit most of the requirements of the presentation). I was looking forward to the speech about cows - we’d been promised an explanation of why some cows are used for milk and some for meat - but the speaker decided to modify her topic to only cover dairy cows. I was disappointed and left wanting more information, but she still did an admirable job for a first attempt.
Have a happy Tuesday, Everyone!
Pneumonia. Wow. That’s broad. Can’t wait to hear how that goes. Or it could be very short. Pneumonia = Bad.
Picking a topic was always hard for me–the theme of the speeches was always so broad. I enjoyed teaching public speaking.
Happy Tuesday to you, too!
I wanted to know about the cows too! Perhaps Pumkin Pie can do a bit of research for us? Ok, then, how about Bean?
I would have wanted to know more about food ads and obesity. Is there really a connection?
The past week has been a flowering bunch of hayfever here in Happy Valley. We’ve been attending LU softball and have ALMOST gone to the local fresh made ice creamery for dinner (but not quite. Soon though!)
Happy Spring!
Ice cream = happiness.
Depression. Heavy sledding on that topic.
Awoke today to heavy fog, vague memory of the foghorn(s) blowing all night.
Kizz, she was going to do her speech on asthma, but she came down with pneumonia and has, as a result, a wealth of ready information.
Alison, I like teaching it, too, and I find that I’m getting better at topic-narrowing as a result of my teaching. It’s still challenging, but it’s getting easier.
Auntie, I’ll ask and see if I can get them right on that… (not)
Mike, I’m pretty sure there IS a connection (who among us can’t recite McDonald’s jingles from our childhoods?) but this speech was actually the worst I’ve seen so far. The speaker admitted to not doing good research, and to drifting off of his main point shortly after the introduction.
Thank you, Laurie. Happy Spring to you, too!
Meno, ice cream DOES equal happy. Our inaugural outing this year included cookie dough ice cream for Beanie, soft serve twirl for Punkin’ Pie, and a shared chocolate and hot fudge sundae for Mr. Chili and me.
Gerry, it IS heavy sledding, but it’s a timely topic for me as I am feeling my way around in the proverbial dark with a friend who suffers from the condition. I was eager to hear what my student had to say and, though she didn’t tell me anything new, she did reinforce some important things I have to keep in mind as I try to help my friend.
I suppose your martial arts is red hot now…we’d better keep on your good side
A more interesting slant on the dairy cow might be “why do we humans consume milk from cows when no other species drinks milk from other s pecies. ”
Freaky.
plus, i want ice cream now