posted by Claude on Feb 27
Sometimes you hear a wonderful singing voice and you can’t wait to tell everyone you know about it. If you ever get the chance to listen to Leslie Ellis sing, you will hear the sweetest voice in all of Nashville. This pretty lady has a marvelous voice and she won a Grammy to prove it.
You can learn more about Leslie by clicking her web site or Leslie’s myspace page. From what I read, she is working on some new songs right now and is about half way into her next CD. I can’t wait to hear the whole CD when it’s finished and released.
posted by Claude on Feb 25
I suspect that most of us can go for months – maybe even years – and never have to use a valet to park their car.
So when we do have that unusual situation and have to use a valet, how much do you tip a valet?
Most of the time that I go somewhere I park my own car. I try to leave early enough to find a parking spot in a nearby garage and walk to where I have to go. But sometimes you can’t find a spot, or you might be in a huge hurry, or the weather is bad, or maybe you have a date wearing high heels which makes walking several blocks not practical.
There are several good reasons for needing to use a valet on occasion. So the question is, how much to tip the guy who takes your keys and parks your car for you? And then, there is the guy who brings the car back to you. So which one do you tip? Or do you tip both? How much?
posted by Claude on Feb 18
Skills and important details that can be included on a retired teacher’s skill-based resume:
- The name of each of your employers and your job titles should be included on your resume.
- The number of staff you manage (if applicable).
- Strategic, planning and budgetary responsibilities (if any).
- A list of the subjects and the age of the pupils you teach.
- Curriculum development responsibilities for particular subjects.
- The teaching / learning methods used (classroom teaching, field trips, discussions, etc).
- Developing balanced learning programs that develop pupils’ practical, creative, academic and social skills.
- Assessment of pupils’ work.
- Setting and marking homework, course work and exams.
- Administrative duties.
- Pastoral and caring responsibilities, advising and guiding pupils on personal and academic problems and issues.
- Contact with other teachers, parents, counselors, social workers, etc.
- Extra curricula activities that you organize.
- Any major projects that you have worked on and whether you completed the projects on time and on budget (if you had budgetary responsibility).
- New procedures, practices and processes that you have introduced or developed.
- How you have reduced costs / saved money for your department will make your resume stand out.
- How you have improved efficiency / productivity within your department will make your resume stand out.
- Any other achievements that have benefited your employers.