A New York Times First: Female Executive Editor

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“ I like the idea of the prom. Getting all dressed up for a large event, paying $20 a ticket, spending time with good friends, making memories, taking a million pictures, along with the after parties. First the country club for a few hours, then the backyard concert down the road until daybreak, awaiting the intense headache and the yelling parent, the next morning, wondering where you were all night. Your only excuse that'll ever make sense will probably be the one where you fell asleep on a bench in the park. I suppose that's better than the one where you fell asleep on the pool table, staining that rental tux in the chip dip. ”

“ Ok, I am, kind of a “dork” myself, but I do not know why but some people think I am popular. Just yesterday some 5th grade girls said "hi Chad," and a long with many other people that say “Hi Chad.” I literally have to come to school everyday with some random stranger saying hi Chad, hi Chad, and just to top it off hi Chad. To tell you the truth, I am almost sick of my name. So when I asked them “How do you know my name?” Then another one said, “We know you ‘cause you’re popular.” Ok I am not that popular. When I was driving to school with my mom on the first day of middle school. I was terrified. ”

“ Um I don't believe I have a life calling. If I had a choice for what to do with the rest of my life, I would like it to do with movies. I live and breathe movies...as soon as I see a movie I can quote any line of any scene. When I grow up, I would like to be a movie critic. ”

“ It's all professional reading for the first half of summer. Lots of fascinating history for a workshop. Here's a photo. http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrsdkrebs/5787150857/in/photostream”

“ I think that reading on my swing in the backyard is one of the simple joys of summer. I have been reading a series called “The Secret Series” by Pseudonymous Bosch, and I plan to finish the series by reading the last book this summer. ”

“ I'm a fan of Steve Jobs and my motto is his famous words "Your time is limited, so don't wasted living someone else's life, don't be trapped by dogma which is living with the results of other people's thinking, don't let other's opinion drown out your own inner voice, and most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition, they somehow already know what you truly want to become." ”

“ I'm prepping a course called "Better Than The Book?" that looks at films based on books, so those types of titles are heavy on my list: In Cold Blood, Lolita, The Orchid Thief One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Leaving Las Vegas and others are topping the list right now. I'm also reading "The Warmth of Other Suns" by Isabel Wilkerson and a few other, non-school related titles.”

“ Great first poem! I love reading kids' poetry, these will be fun to read!!!”

“ The biggest advantage I've noticed that comes from having studied so many languages is that I'm really really good at identifying patterns and puzzles and figuring out how different things relate to each other.”

“ ...if I have to organize something or make a list, I often do it in German, same for counting. When expressing emotions or thinking about emotions English feels much more natural. German has a super rich abundance of sayings, proverbs and idioms, I miss that in English. Speaking another language fluently or well is not just a way to communicate - it changes your understanding of that culture, of your own language, of the respective limitations and advantages.”

“ A secondhand thing that I have acquired is a puppy golden retriever. That dog was our first pet in my six family house. We named this dog Jeter after the Yankee shortstop Derek Jeter. This dog has been one of the best things that has happened in my life.”

“ The best thing I got that was secondhand was my first baseball glove. My dad gave me his glove from when he was a kid and I knew it was special. It was gold and made of leather and I took a lot of care of it. ”

“ I love edmodo as a twitter like program for the classroom environment. The kids join a group using a code and then they can send messages (which can be text, video, embedded projects, etc) within the group. Then other students can respond and give feedback. Not only can it be used within a classroom or school but also with a wider audience of other classes. Several elementary classes from around the US joined up to do an online book club this school year. We all read the same books and the kids posted questions, responses and related projects within the edmodo groups. It was great fun and then we even did a Skype call with one of the classes so we could meet them "in person."”

“ I speak three languages: Bangla (my mother tongue), English and Thai (I have lived in Thailand for 13 years). I do not necessarily think in one all the time, but the language I am using currently for work will determine the language I am thinking in.”

“ I think, speak, read, and write fluently in three languages(English-my strongest, French, and Spanish) and also studied German for 3 years and now have studied Italian for 4 semesters in my free time at a local college. Knowing multiple languages is a definite advantage and I find that I am a much more lucid thinker and retain information, even peoples' names, much better than my coworkers or friends for example who often seem "forgetful". Furthermore, I seem to be able to find the right words to complete other's thoughts. This gives me a definite "thinking" advantage. But most of all, speaking and reading in different languages makes life and social interactions a great deal more interesting and FUN!! ”

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