tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057784862632486139.post8876367062156028291..comments2023-11-03T04:49:42.477-04:00Comments on au soleil levant: Videau soleil levanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11064160087622989411noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057784862632486139.post-48595960342514022352008-10-26T15:28:00.000-04:002008-10-26T15:28:00.000-04:00If an empty bank account makes me French, I feel l...If an empty bank account makes me French, I feel like I've been French all my life!au soleil levanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11064160087622989411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057784862632486139.post-13629493595840466622008-10-23T21:49:00.000-04:002008-10-23T21:49:00.000-04:00An empty bank account is the sign you are now a tr...An empty bank account is the sign you are now a true French. Most of my friends and family are broke as well, life is so damn expensive there!<BR/><BR/>Only croissants, pains aux raisins and pains au chocolat are cheap ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057784862632486139.post-85926158672439834732008-10-22T15:47:00.000-04:002008-10-22T15:47:00.000-04:00you're teaching about the election in primary scho...you're teaching about the election in primary school? i'm totally avoiding the subject. i can't fathom them understanding the election process in the US...they don't even know how the process works in France. well it's too late this week, maybe i'll mention it next time i see them (after the election of course...). good luck!merimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09842318597314943919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057784862632486139.post-37108190114375904132008-10-21T12:13:00.000-04:002008-10-21T12:13:00.000-04:00Thanks for all the ideas guys! It was definitely ...Thanks for all the ideas guys! It was definitely helpful, stay tuned for the run down on the election lesson.au soleil levanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15677297462884684534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057784862632486139.post-20004894209671633452008-10-21T00:16:00.000-04:002008-10-21T00:16:00.000-04:00wait, how old is your "big" class?? My CM1s and 2s...wait, how old is your "big" class?? My CM1s and 2s could NOT grasp colonization and Thanksgiving last year... so uh, good luck with elections. <BR/><BR/>Teaching them the states was hard enough! I'm glad I didn't have to teach elections last year :)Monique Geislerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970594325143598615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057784862632486139.post-57004637676865214462008-10-19T13:52:00.000-04:002008-10-19T13:52:00.000-04:00Hey I know how you feel, I have 20€ until the end ...Hey I know how you feel, I have 20€ until the end of the month!<BR/>I would do a really really basic explanation of the US elections. I'm just avoiding the idea all together because I think it would be too complicated for my students. I think it could work if the lesson took at least 2 sessions to complete. Good luck with everything!Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17504787380969281264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057784862632486139.post-30500050817596919382008-10-19T09:55:00.000-04:002008-10-19T09:55:00.000-04:00I think the kids would live being able to vote, bu...I think the kids would live being able to vote, but it wouldn't really work if they had to choose between McCain or Obama. Maybe you can create a different election that you think might be split evenly, and then assign a state to each person to show how the number of electors counts more than the actual citizens.<BR/><BR/>But yeah, even my lycee students didn't really get the voting process, so maybe just stick with doing the same thing that you're doing in the lower class?Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02700188628709124335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057784862632486139.post-23725214079140130472008-10-19T09:33:00.000-04:002008-10-19T09:33:00.000-04:00Both of my accounts are pretty vide. It sucks. A...Both of my accounts are pretty vide. It sucks. And I spend 2,20 on a cafe everyday, because we practically live at La Rotonde now.<BR/><BR/>I really like your idea on having the kids "vote". I'd totally still it if I were motivated to put the fact sheet together. But since I only have one group this week where I should plan a new lesson, I probably won't be doing that. I'll probably just do what I did with their classmates last week since this is the first time I'm having them alone.shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172118512396063573noreply@blogger.com