The Oxford English Dictionary’s annual June update has a decidedly tech feel this year as the much ballyhooed reference title is adding the words “tweet,” “crowdsourcing,” “e-reader” and “re-direct.”
Every June the dictionary adds several new words to the English vernacular, provided they meet certain criteria. While “tweet” does not meet the standard of having been in existence for at least 10 years, OED chief editor John Simpson said, “it seems to be catching on.”
AllThingsD reports that the 2013 OED update is particularly tech-savvy, “Whatever the reason, ‘tweet’ was just one of a batch of tech-related words and phrases added to the OED in the last year. Among the others is ‘big data,’ the fashionable phrase and subject of glossy photo books that evokes the act of analyzing large data sets for otherwise undetectable patterns.”

Several years ago, I taught a highly gifted child, who simply didn’t fit the current educational system. He had unusual ideas about a variety of topics. He questioned, well, just about everything. He found much of the curriculum, for lack of a better word, boring. And he was a little rebellious (depending on the day).
He struggled with grades and often found himself at odds with teachers. In the mornings, before...

King Tut Day (yes there really is such a day on the calendar!) is celebrated every November 4th. It was on November 4, 1922, that Howard Carter uncovered the tomb of Tutankhamun!
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Amazing Pumpkin Facts!
1. Pumpkins are thought to have originated in Central America, specifically Mexico. Some seeds found date back to 5500 B.C.
2. Top pumpkin growers are U.S. farmers, growing more than 1.5 billion each year.
3. The word pumpkin comes from the French word for “large melon”, pompon....
"We wanted to look at horizontal collaborative relationships, not just vertical hierarchies. Indeed, in the 21st century a great deal of the relevant learning does not take place in schools at all." -- David Istance
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