Comments on: Stopping to Admire the Sunflowers http://billgx.edublogs.org/2008/09/03/stopping-to-admire-the-sunflowers/ Exploring the intersection of technology and the arts Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:16:25 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Bill Genereux http://billgx.edublogs.org/2008/09/03/stopping-to-admire-the-sunflowers/comment-page-1/#comment-88 Bill Genereux Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:39:00 +0000 http://billgx.edublogs.org/?p=139#comment-88 Hi Marg, Most of the sunflowers featured here were the field variety planted by local farmers, but there are many of the wild variety here as well. I'm glad you liked "No thanks, I just had a banana." I really enjoyed the Sally Ogden talk where I first heard this approach. I've been teaching it to my own kids, and there have been a couple of times in adult situations it would have come in handy for me if I had only thought to use it. (I should practice what I preach.) Thanks for the link to your blog. I will visit there shortly. Hi Marg,

Most of the sunflowers featured here were the field variety planted by local farmers, but there are many of the wild variety here as well.

I’m glad you liked “No thanks, I just had a banana.” I really enjoyed the Sally Ogden talk where I first heard this approach.

I’ve been teaching it to my own kids, and there have been a couple of times in adult situations it would have come in handy for me if I had only thought to use it. (I should practice what I preach.)

Thanks for the link to your blog. I will visit there shortly.

]]> By: Marg http://billgx.edublogs.org/2008/09/03/stopping-to-admire-the-sunflowers/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Marg Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:20:12 +0000 http://billgx.edublogs.org/?p=139#comment-87 Hi Bill, just read your response to Lauren O'Grady's post on her blog, about teflon coating. I hope you don't mind, but I have used parts of what you said "No thanks, I just had a banana" to my weekly class blog. I thought it was particularly powerful and I know my kids will love it. My blog is at www.techno6.globalstudent.org.au I was going to link your blog to the quote - so if you would rather I didn't do that, then please let me know. By the way, I adore your sunflowers. We have a few sunflowers here in Hawkesdale, Australia, but they do not occur naturally. I have planted the odd one in my own garden as well, because they are such a happy flower, so thank you for both your wisdom and your beautiful pictures. Hi Bill, just read your response to Lauren O’Grady’s post on her blog, about teflon coating. I hope you don’t mind, but I have used parts of what you said “No thanks, I just had a banana” to my weekly class blog. I thought it was particularly powerful and I know my kids will love it. My blog is at http://www.techno6.globalstudent.org.au I was going to link your blog to the quote – so if you would rather I didn’t do that, then please let me know. By the way, I adore your sunflowers. We have a few sunflowers here in Hawkesdale, Australia, but they do not occur naturally. I have planted the odd one in my own garden as well, because they are such a happy flower, so thank you for both your wisdom and your beautiful pictures.

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