...and a little something for the boys.

As we await the big night..

OOOPS...

Talking about Natives these days, and how to address people in a respectful manner, I just came across this article about the Victoria's secret show. This may be an interesting read for you. What do you think?

Read the article here.

Native Peoples

To kickstart you on the Natives, I want to recommend you a couple of films related to the topic. Films are a great way to inspire you and give you different angles. It may be a great way for you to want to find out more about specific topics! Here they are:

On Inuits:

Read more about it here.

On Native Americans:

Read more about it here.

On Aborigines:

Read about it here.

On Maoris:

More about it here.

Something for the ladies.

Okay, as much as we teachers would like to ignore it (since you obviously can't), Christmas prom is right around the corner. I do remember the excitement of walking into the the gymnastics room in my finest gown to date. If I was really brave, I would have posted a photo of me in my prom dress. But I won't. The important thing is that you feel amazing, and that you know that style and class has nothing to do with an expensive dress.

I wanted to show you this link, as a small contribution to making the prom cheaper (and maybe even cooler, because if you learn to do this yourself you do not need a hair dresser - ever) for you, and maybe more fun.

Here is a link to HAIR TUTORIALS you should all be able to do with some practice. If it is difficult, you'll get by with a little help from your friends.

Amazing Dubstep

So I should show you something really scary today, but then I came across this video, and it is not scary at all. It is, however, completely and utterly fascinating! I know many of you like to dance, so this video should thrill you all. Enjoy! (This post has nothing to do with English, but it deals with an even more universal language: DANCE!)

If Money Was No Object

Doing the conversations with you and your parents these days, makes me think about how lucky we all are to live in a part of the world that hands us choices. Choices of studies, jobs, friends and many other things. Still, all of these possibilities come with a lot of worries of choosing the right thing for you, and I can see that many of you worry about not being good enough or about closing doors too early in your lives. If you did not have to think about money in the future, what would you choose to do?

Take a look at this very smart lecture.

Brainy Babies

I just came across this article about kindergartens that test the kids to find out if they are smart enough to attend their school. This is SO different from the policy we have in Norway, where everyone should attend the same school no matter how high their IQ is. Still, I find it interesting that other countries do it differently. Here are some of the tests the children have to answer correctly! How well do you do?