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Hi Val,<br>
Sorry to hear that you have been sick. I hope you are doing better
now. I know that sometimes it´s hard to take things slow when we get
sick. Especially if we are enjoying volunteering and helping others.
But it´s the right, mature thing to do. We are still here for when you
are ready teach us some more handwriting, whenever you are ready. <br>
<br>
Wish you a full recovery soon.<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
<br>
Jonathan<br>
Valerie Sutton wrote:
<blockquote cite="midFC390F32-5EFC-44F2-AC03-C7907A6D270E@mac.com"
type="cite">SignWriting List
<br>
January 19, 2007
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<br>
Hello SW List members!
<br>
Thank you for your well wishes - and I am fine. Yesterday I found a new
doctor who knows about my rare issues, and all is well...I am in good
hands! And yes, I am resting...
<br>
<br>
I wish I could answer all your questions immediately...but in time they
will come...
<br>
<br>
Here are some thoughts...
<br>
<br>
1. THANK YOU, Cherie and others, for writing literature using
SignText...I hope more people will give you feedback on your writing,
which I always enjoy reading!
<br>
<br>
I hope we can publish a Collection of Mother Goose Rhymes in ASL this
year...I really like the Itsy Bitsy Spider...is that a Mother Goose
Rhyme?
<br>
<br>
<br>
2. Nancy Romero just completed two complete chapters of the Bible in
ASL using SignText...She sends me her SignText documents through email,
just as Cherie does to the List, and then I store them for editing
later...So we will have the complete John Chapter 1 and 14 in ASL
published this year (after it is edited of course)...
<br>
<br>
<br>
3. Dr. Cecilia Flood will be attending the linguistic conference in La
Jolla in March and the SW workshop on April 1st here, and her full
dissertation will be available for download in our PDF Archive in
2007...
<br>
<br>
<br>
4. Blinking eyes...that is a good point Stuart ...take a look at this
web page:
<br>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.signwriting.org/lessons/lessonsw/146%20Facial-Expressions.html">http://www.signwriting.org/lessons/lessonsw/146%20Facial-Expressions.html</a>
<br>
<br>
scroll down...
<br>
<br>
see Eyes Squeezed Tightly Together...
<br>
<br>
that combined with open eyes...or just that alone...would be enough for
us to know what you mean because it assumes you will open the eyes
sooner or later! So we could use the Tension symbol in the eye area to
mean blinking if you want...
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
5. All your homework assignments are now posted on the web - I still
have to post all of mine but my first page is there too...go to:
<br>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.signwriting.org/lessons/cursive/handwriting/">http://www.signwriting.org/lessons/cursive/handwriting/</a>
<br>
<br>
Scroll down to the bottom of the page ;-)
<br>
<br>
This is my message for today!
<br>
<br>
Have a wonderful day everyone -
<br>
<br>
Val ;-)
<br>
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On Jan 19, 2007, at 3:45 AM, Kimberley Shaw wrote:
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<blockquote type="cite">Amen, amen!
<br>
- Kim from Boston
<br>
<br>
On 1/18/07, Shane Gilchrist O hEorpa
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:shane.gilchrist.oheorpa@gmail.com"><shane.gilchrist.oheorpa@gmail.com></a> wrote:
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<blockquote type="cite">Val,
<br>
<br>
it is important for you to rest and recover from that nasty fever.
<br>
<br>
we will pray that you will get better very fast and that you will be
<br>
back with us very soon.
<br>
<br>
Shane x
<br>
<br>
On 17/01/07, Valerie Sutton <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:signwriting@mac.com"><signwriting@mac.com></a> wrote:
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> SignWriting List
<br>
> January 17, 2007
<br>
>
<br>
> I am ill in bed with a fever, everyone. And I cannot work...I am
so
<br>
> sorry ....I am going to a group of doctors today, and I do not
plan
<br>
> to work for at least a week...
<br>
>
<br>
> In that message I was trying to explain that I couldn't continue
at
<br>
> the work pace I had set for myself...Kim seemed to understand
<br>
> it...but I guess I didn't explain myself well for others. Nor did
I
<br>
> understand that I was really that ill...So there have been a lot
of
<br>
> misunderstandings as to what I was trying to tell you...I do not
have
<br>
> the next lesson even developed...I had hoped to develop it while I
<br>
> was giving the students feedback....then I became ill and things
got
<br>
> overwhelming for me...so as soon as the fever goes down and I can
<br>
> work again I will try to work on that...No promises as to when.
<br>
>
<br>
> I am glad no one paid me to teach this course, or I would have to
<br>
> return your money...and just the administration of that would have
<br>
> been overwhelming too!
<br>
>
<br>
> I will write to Juliette privately about schools using
<br>
> SignWriting...I hope someone else will write Juliette too?
<br>
> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:july.tigre@free.fr">july.tigre@free.fr</a>
<br>
>
<br>
> After that, I am turning off my computer...Have a wonderful week
<br>
> everyone!
<br>
>
<br>
> And I hope you continue to write to each other here on the
<br>
> List...thanks to Stefan, you will have a PDF document with photos
and
<br>
> contact information...plus please use the SignWriting List as an
<br>
> excellent forum to write handwriting to each other! The List is
here
<br>
> for you to use with or without me...
<br>
>
<br>
> And best of luck with teaching SignWriting, Cherie, to your
<br>
> students...I look forward to hearing more about that later!
<br>
>
<br>
> Val ;-)
<br>
>
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>
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>
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>
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>
<br>
> On Jan 17, 2007, at 3:30 AM, Cherie Wren wrote:
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>
<br>
>
<br>
> > I agree 100%! detailed diagnostic feedback to each student
would be
<br>
> > over and above what is required. Perhaps at most a general
"grade"
<br>
> > and a short "focus on how you draw the handshapes" type
feedback.
<br>
> > But detailed feedback without any more lessons teaches a lot
less,
<br>
> > I feel, than the other way around. Just my feeling...
<br>
> >
<br>
> > cherie
<br>
> >
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>
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>
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