Word for the Day: Friday, October 31, 2014

The Word for Today (Friday) is Interpretation. Themes? Nothing much, except to point out how important "foreign language" classes can be. For example, you STILL can find a respectable career, as an Interpretor. And it can be, even an easier career, if you are able to THINK, in multiple languages.

Word for the Day: Thursday, October 30, 2014

The Word for Today (Thursday) is Socialization. And yes, this works with our Themes, because Education includes LOTS of Socialization, at least, when done the "usual way". (A possible exception includes something called "Home Schooling", where the teachers, are the parents of the children. [There CAN also be tutors involved, but USUALLY not other kids to play with say, at recess]).

Word for the Day: Wednesday, October 29, 2014

The Word for Today (Wednesday) is Concentration. And THIS word fits our Theme in MANY different ways. For example, concentrating on your lessons, can assist, in giving you better grades. Also, when our local (and state) governments concentrate on the well being of our teachers (rather than, say, making them worry about if their job's going away soon), then they are free to concentrate on the well being of their students.

Word for the Day: Tuesday, October 28, 2014

The Word for Today (Tuesday) is Acceptability. Is the Education you received in, say the last year, acceptable? Are you acceptable, standing in front of your most recent Teacher? Does the current Government, for the state, and/or county, you live in, include an acceptable level of support for your educational system? The answers to all of these questions might surprise you.

Word for the Day: Monday, October 27, 2014

The Word for Today (Monday) is Generosity. A generous teacher? Generosity towards teachers? (I hope!) And, sure to attract the political crowd, why it's a good thing for governments to be generous to the Education field, in general.

Word for the Day: Sunday, October 26, 2014

The Word for Today (Sunday) is Sharing.  Both of the words, making up our Theme, are practically definitions of how one might share to another.  In other words, "Teaching is a good form of Sharing, which can provide a good Education for somebody".

Weekly Themes: Week of October 26, through November 1, 2014

The Themes for this Week are Education and Teaching.  There are sentences, that show how one of the Theme words relate to the other:  "Proper teaching is the best way to provide a decent education to people".  Now, we have seven days, to express these Themes, through our Words.  Let's see how this works out.

Words for the Day: Saturday, October 25, 2014

The Words for Today (Saturday) are Overview and Perspective. In my opinion, the best way to retain, what you are attempting to learn about a topic, is to pay attention to the Big Picture view of the category, that includes the topic in question. For example, if you are concentrating on a chapter in, say, a textbook, skim the entire section, to get the big picture view, as well as the context and perspective, of the chapter in question.

Word for the Day: Friday, October 24, 2014

The Word for Today (Friday) is Reflection. The way this ties in with our Theme COULD be somewhat dicey. Like, for example, how do you "retain a reflection", because the moment you move from the mirror, the reflection moves too? Camera? Isn't that a way of "performing a Selfie"? :-)

Word for the Day: Thursday, October 23, 2014

The Word for Today (Thursday) is Study. And here is some extremely good news, for anybody in the academic field. (And, let me know, as an Applied Quantum Physicist, I'm required to regularly take classes, to keep from forgetting what I learned before, as well as learning new developments, in my field. And this is NO different from many other fields, such as, DEFINITELY, the medical field, and (HOPEFULLY, but sadly, probably not) the legal field). But, to keep this connected with our Theme, the good news is that proper study habits will GREATLY help, with the retention of what you are studying.

Word for the Day: Wednesday, October 22, 2014

The Word for Today (Wednesday) is Absorption. Tying this to our Theme (Retention), is actually kind of funny, because there are relationships. For example, "I'm absorbing knowledge, so I can retain it". In an academic environment, absorption is often manifest via, for example, "Foreign Language Immersion Training" where, after any introduction(s), the ONLY language spoken is the one, being taught.

Word for the Day: Tuesday, October 21, 2014

The Word for Today (Tuesday) is Review. And review IS an important part of Retaining what you are learning, in an academic situation. But Review is also important in other situations, whether short term (reviewing a shopping trip, to make sure you didn't miss anything) or long term (like Life Review, where you can evaluate how you did, in the life you just led, in preparation for the "Next Lifetime").

Word for the Day: Monday, October 20, 2014

The Word for Today (Monday) is Experimentation. My tie-in with our Theme might come across as humorous (though I think I'd LIKE to learn the technique, for real): "I like to experiment with water retention, in my body, to prepare for hikes, in desert areas, in the summer".   :-)

Word for the Day: Sunday, October 19, 2014

The Word for Today (Sunday) is Recognition.  To tie this to our Theme, "When I'm studying a book, say for a homework assignment, I can recognize the point, where I'm retaining the meaning of the assignment, such that I am confident about tomorrow's test".

Weekly Theme: Week of October 19-25, 2014

The Theme for this Week is Retention.  There are multiple meanings, for this Theme.  For example, you may retain knowledge like, for example, "You can often retain a story better, by reading it aloud to yourself".  A less "happy" meaning, but related, would fit this:  "He looked overweight, but the doctors told him that it was mainly caused by water retention".  Once again, there are seven days in this week, so we have seven opportunities, to combine this Theme, with this week's daily Words. 

Word for the Day: Saturday, October 18, 2014

The Word for Today (Saturday) is Resolve. Let's bring Preservation (our Theme) in to this. How about this? "I resolve to preserve my resolve"?  :-)

Word for the Day: Friday, October 17, 2014

The Word for Today (Friday) is Courage. It takes courage to live in a multi-dimensional world. A LOT of courage. Especially, when you have to argue with family and/or friends, that try to avoid, even a topic, people like to read (or watch movies) about, such as multidimensionality. And how do we preserve our sanity, in all of this chaos? In my case, Meditation. Thank you very much, while I go quiet.

Words for the Day: Thursday, October 16, 2014

The Words for Today (Thursday) are Strength and Empowerment. Do you know your own strength? Do you feel empowered? Do you want to preserve these two traits? Actually, I'll be different from many others, and recommend Yoga.

Word for the Day: Wednesday, October 15, 2014

The Word for Today (Wednesday) is Competence. Are you competent to preserve things? Are there ways to preserve competence? And, for more on competence, I recommend a book, "The Peter Principle".

Word for the Day: Tuesday, October 14, 2014

The Word for Today (Tuesday) is Endurance. Bringing my Theme in, how would you preserve endurance? Or, on the other hand, how would you endure preservation? Incidentally, if you need help with, say, endurance training, I prefer yoga to, "just" going to the Gym.

Word for the Day: Monday, October 13, 2014

The Word for Today (Monday) is Fertility. And, to a point, this helps "preserve" [theme] our species, unless it's done to an extreme, causing overpopulation.

Word for the Day: Sunday, October 12, 2014

The Word for Today (Sunday) is Stability.  And a stable environment can make preserving "things" easier. 

Weekly Theme: Week of October 12-18, 2014

The Theme for this Week is Preservation.  I looked up preservation on Google, and got the "usual" self-referent "definition":  "The act of preserving something".  Oh well.  So I go back and look up preserve.  According to Merriam-Webster, Preserve means (among other things) "to keep (something) in its original state or in good condition".  Let's see how this fits with the Words, that make up this week.

Word for the Day: Saturday, October 11, 2014

The Word for Today (Saturday) is Release. This is quite a word to analyze. For example, there are many ways to be stuck, and often fewer ways, to release yourself, depending on the circumstances, and how many other people are involved. But still, if you feel stuck, look around your environment. You MIGHT find a "release lever", whether figurative or literal (for example, an actual room, and there's a lever to open the door).

Word for the Day: Friday, October 10, 2014

The Word for Today (Friday) is Aspiration. Our Theme (Analysis) can "work" here, since it's a complex word, with several meanings, many medical (i.e. "We must aspirate the fluid, from his chest cavity). My favorite use of it? "Aspire to be the best, that you can be".

Word for the Day: Thursday, October 9, 2014

The Word for Today (Thursday) is Contrast. And the way contrast helps us with Analysis (our Theme) is that contrast can show the many facets of the topic we are analyzing. For example, too little contrast can seem boring, yet too much can seem scary.

Word for the Day: Wednesday, October 8, 2014

The Word for Today (Wednesday) is Adaptability. I consider this to be a synonym for Flexibility, which means you can function is various situations, perhaps including ones you haven't encountered. Regarding our Theme, Analysis, flexibility includes things, like including data from people, that are different, whether via political beliefs, race, gender, and so on. In other words, include the data, if it matches the study being performed.

Words for the Day: Tuesday, October 7, 2014

The Words for Today (Tuesday) are Agility and Grace. So what would it mean, to perform an agile, graceful analysis? That doesn't come across as an easy to answer question, except that I felt that some examples of System Analysis I did, in my computer career came close.

Word for the Day: Monday, October 6, 2014

The Word for Today (Monday) is Acceleration. Accelerated analysis? Like when you have to think, quick? That sounds good, but DO be careful about excess acceleration, in a motor vehicle, lest you get points against your driving record.

Words for the Day: Sunday, October 5, 2014

The Words for Today (Sunday) are Patience and Tolerance.  This fits our Theme well, because it can take both of these, to be competent to perform a good analysis. 

Weekly Theme: Week of October 5-11, 2014

The Theme for this Week is Analysis.  According to Wikipedia, Analysis is breaking down a complex item or topic into smaller pieces, in order to gain a better understanding. In computer science, there is System Analysis, which are the steps, prior to writing a computer program.  We will now have to see, how this fits in with this week's Words.

Word for the Day: Saturday, October 4, 2014

The Word for Today (Saturday) is Acknowledgement. And yes, the Theme (Archives) comes in, as I acknowledge the Public Libraries I've lived by, during my life, including the one in San Francisco, which allowed me to learn a great deal about the history of San Francisco.

Word for the Day: Friday, October 3, 2014

The Word for Today (Friday) is Kindness. This (along with Gratitude) is one of my favorite Words. It helps the world go around, and even ties in to our Theme, because it's always good to show kindness to your fellow patrons of, say, public libraries.

Word for the Day: Thursday, October 2, 2014

The Word for Today (Thursday) is Encouragement. And yes, encourage your Archives (i.e. Public Libraries). Why? Besides being places where people can read and borrow books, libraries are also frequently places you can go, to learn about the history about where you live.

Word for the Day: Wednesday, October 1, 2014

The Word for Today (Wednesday) is Thoughtfulness. First off, when combined with Archives (our Theme), it's quite thoughtful to remain quiet, in a public library, so that other people can concentrate on the books they are reading. In general, however, remember that, to be thoughtful is, simply to be "full of thought". In other words, think before speaking and/or acting.