October 04, 2022

Vocabulary Word of the day (Merriam Webster) Mettle - noun (MET-ul) Mettle refers to the ability to continue in spite of difficulties. // The contestants proved their mettle by completing the triathlon.

Trivia: What Day is it Today? October 04, 2022 (277th day) - Feast of St. Francis of Assisi (patron saint of animals and ecology) - Improve Your Office Day - International: Chung Yeung Festival/ Double Ninth or Autumn Remembrance or the Festival of High Places - Kindness to Animal Day - Lesotho Independence Day - World Animal Day - World Dyslexia Day - World Habitat Day

Topic: Office and Workplace 1. Describe your current (former if unemployed) personal/workplace office. 2. Describe your ideal workplace. What are the things you are able to afford right now? Do you know how much they cost? 3. Can you enumerate the offices that you have been through all your life. (at least those that you remember) 4. Pros and cons of home-based/personal office. 5. Pros and cons of workplace office. 6. After hearing the pros and cons, has your opinion change on which office you prefer to work at?

Topic: Animals... and how you treat them 1. What animal best represents you? Why? 2. What creature scares you? Why? 3. Except for food, do humans need other animals? Why or why not? 4. What is the most effective way to save endangered species? 5. What is the cutest animal you can think of? How about the ugliest? 6. Why do humans have pets? Do you have a pet? Why or why not? 7. Are there any animals that we should try to kill off completely?

Topic: Dyslexia/Reading Difficulty 1. What is your PERSONAL reason why you have trouble reading? 2. How about other people? Why do you think they have trouble learning? 3. How do you help /solve these reasons of reding difficulty. 4. Storytelling is a good experience for personal reading but is primarily used for listening classes. Do you agree with this notion? 5. Do you personally know someone who is dyslexic (learning disability)? Can you tell us more about them? 6. Do you think Special Education teachers deserve to earn more for their contributions in education? 7. Are audiobooks a good substitute to actual reading? 8. Why are headphones an important option for students during some learning activities?