man knowing what the fibonacci sequence was contributed to getting myself into my girlfriend's bed quicker than expected.
knowledge is sexual power!
When she orgasms, does she shout out "Five, eureka!"?
she has do do it in the parrot voice though
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edited August 2009
I was 10 when this show started and was already a big reader, so I've never watched the show.
But it is sad to see a show that encourages kids to read leaving the airwaves.
Loved this show when I was young. I really miss Square One Television too. I still hum some of the songs from that show when I'm doing math.
Was that the show that had "Mathman" and "Mathnet"?
Of the latter, I recall the episode where they cracked the case because the victim had left a secret message by way of the Fibonacci Sequence.
Also Reading Rainbow made me feel good about being a bookworm as a kid, instead of being looked down upon for being "smart" when I was in school.
I think this is something that contributes to a lack of education in a significant way... kids and adults who don't value education, and/or actively put it down.
The show was Square One, and Mathnet was fucking awesome.
Ha ha, yes. I remember the Fibonacci sequence mystery had something to do with them looking at a pattern of tiles where there was one extra tile in one of the rows (breaking the sequence) and there was something hidden behind it. I loved that.
At PAX last year, Fram and I had extensive conversations regarding the Fibonacci episode of Mathnet.
God he's a dork.
So he used to watch public television just all the time when he was little. And I pretty much never did. Ever. I lived on a farm, I had a pony, I had a playroom full of barbies whose homes would get robbed when they went out on dates and they'd come back and oh no! the horror! and they'd go out with my brother's wrestling figures and whatever, I just never watched public television.
Fram though will make jokes about it, and references to it and then ask me if I know what he's talking about and I'm always just like "no, man."
One day I'm in the kitchen doing something and he comes in about to start in on a story but suddenly pauses and goes "eh, nevermind."
I look up at him.
"Was it something from public television?"
Yes. Yes it was.
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At PAX last year, Fram and I had extensive conversations regarding the Fibonacci episode of Mathnet.
God he's a dork.
So he used to watch public television just all the time when he was little. And I pretty much never did. Ever. I lived on a farm, I had a pony, I had a playroom full of barbies whose homes would get robbed when they went out on dates and they'd come back and oh no! the horror! and they'd go out with my brother's wrestling figures and whatever, I just never watched public television.
Fram though will make jokes about it, and references to it and then ask me if I know what he's talking about and I'm always just like "no, man."
One day I'm in the kitchen doing something and he comes in about to start in on a story but suddenly pauses and goes "eh, nevermind."
Of course, now I find out they hadn't been making new episodes for something like three years.
I remember when I was a kid, this show was one of the ways I got ideas for stuff to check out at the library. It was like Siskel and Ebert or something, just showing kids cool books and stuff. I remember seeing Where The Wild Things Are and Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs promoted on Reading Rainbow.
mkr don't throw that shit out acting like most of us here didn't
That was shock, not bragging. I know most people here probably did, and that's why it's so sad.
Now wher will kids lern to red?
Parents? School?
Hold on while I try to calm myself after typing that.
True story. My son learned how to read from a combination of me reading Popular Science/Mechanics to him, then trying to explain it in 4 to 5 year old-ese, reading his children books with him, and him watching me play older games like LttP, Earthbound, Chrono Trigger, and Mario RPG while I read anything in text to him. Did he always understand what was going on, most likely not. But he reconizes the words. Also, reading off road signs and them asking him what they were the next time going down the road helped alot.
All that being said, the best Reading Rainbow episode ever was when he did the behind the scenes on TNG.
My parents told me I loved TNG when I was little, but I don't recall getting into Star Trek until 2003ish. My interest in it probably had something to do with this show.
My parents told me I loved TNG when I was little, but I don't recall getting into Star Trek until 2003ish. My interest in it probably had something to do with this show.
Lost Salientblink twiceif you'd like me to mercy kill youRegistered Userregular
edited August 2009
So, okay, maybe it's common knowledge already, but I teach kindergarteners? And this news is terrible news. Learning to read (especially as a non-native language) is tough enough for little dudes even when they have the motivation to learn; in my experience that motivation arises as a byproduct of their curiosity about things that involve reading. I saw my family (my mom in particular) reading, and I wanted to do it, too. The exposure I got when I was very young, through things like Reading Rainbow and a ridiculously vast collection of picture books, helped me to develop a love of and fascination with books, and with reading by association. Because according to Geordi (at the time I tended to not distinguish between actors and the characters they played), and my grandparents, and my teachers, exciting things happened in books, and finding new books at the library meant that new exciting things would happen.
I know that kids can still get that from their teachers and their family, if they're lucky, but as everyone's said, Reading Rainbow gave kids something less ridiculously stupid than Bakugan Battle Brawlers and less dull than Hooked on Phonics. Heaven forbid we use the television children are watching to encourage a love of learning and literature; we'd rather force them to rehash what they're presumably going to school for, or zone out in front of the newest monster card game cartoon.
(There was some talk of removing storytime from our schedule for the fall semester, so I might be feeling a little sensitive about this topic.)
I have many fond memories of dragging my parents to the library/the bookstore at the mall when we were there so I could pick up a book I saw on Reading Rainbow.
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When she orgasms, does she shout out "Five, eureka!"?
so that means you can get into more elaborate positions then
she has do do it in the parrot voice though
But it is sad to see a show that encourages kids to read leaving the airwaves.
Ha ha, yes.
Man... that was a while ago.
God he's a dork.
So he used to watch public television just all the time when he was little. And I pretty much never did. Ever. I lived on a farm, I had a pony, I had a playroom full of barbies whose homes would get robbed when they went out on dates and they'd come back and oh no! the horror! and they'd go out with my brother's wrestling figures and whatever, I just never watched public television.
Fram though will make jokes about it, and references to it and then ask me if I know what he's talking about and I'm always just like "no, man."
One day I'm in the kitchen doing something and he comes in about to start in on a story but suddenly pauses and goes "eh, nevermind."
I look up at him.
"Was it something from public television?"
Yes. Yes it was.
JordynNolz.com <- All my blogs (Shepard, Wasted, J'onn, DCAU) are here now!
so sad now
also mathnet was the best part of SquareOne.
no
they can't stop playing Reading Rainbow
I love you guys.
Magnificent.
"...intereSTING books..." Timeless.
Also, that is actually cool as shit that the queen bee has to be rescued from behind a door... made of candy!
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It...it was a lot.
Also my Sting wrestling figure always would get beat up by Ric Flair, and then have a bad knee injury that Barbie would have to help him take care of.
They also had a sweet Ferrari.
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You could have worked as a booker for WCW.
I think I vaguely remember something like this actually happening around 1990-1992. Him going to a doctor and driving a really sweet car.
your = belonging to you
their = belonging to them
there = not here
they're = they are
Of course, now I find out they hadn't been making new episodes for something like three years.
I remember when I was a kid, this show was one of the ways I got ideas for stuff to check out at the library. It was like Siskel and Ebert or something, just showing kids cool books and stuff. I remember seeing Where The Wild Things Are and Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs promoted on Reading Rainbow.
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That was shock, not bragging. I know most people here probably did, and that's why it's so sad.
Now wher will kids lern to red?
hopefully we'll take a swing towards I dunno what but damn people read to your kids
Parents? School?
Hold on while I try to calm myself after typing that.
True story. My son learned how to read from a combination of me reading Popular Science/Mechanics to him, then trying to explain it in 4 to 5 year old-ese, reading his children books with him, and him watching me play older games like LttP, Earthbound, Chrono Trigger, and Mario RPG while I read anything in text to him. Did he always understand what was going on, most likely not. But he reconizes the words. Also, reading off road signs and them asking him what they were the next time going down the road helped alot.
All that being said, the best Reading Rainbow episode ever was when he did the behind the scenes on TNG.
And he'll be cutting the paycheck of the pricks who did it.
My son can beat up your son.
Kiddie fight club anyone?
I'll put in a call to Mike Vick.
Also, Jordi really gets his ass kicked.
And Square One.
This is sad news.
Someone hold me.
This is a tragedy.
2:26 is just evil.
I know that kids can still get that from their teachers and their family, if they're lucky, but as everyone's said, Reading Rainbow gave kids something less ridiculously stupid than Bakugan Battle Brawlers and less dull than Hooked on Phonics. Heaven forbid we use the television children are watching to encourage a love of learning and literature; we'd rather force them to rehash what they're presumably going to school for, or zone out in front of the newest monster card game cartoon.
(There was some talk of removing storytime from our schedule for the fall semester, so I might be feeling a little sensitive about this topic.)
...also Reading Rainbow had Pete Seeger
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPu8ktavYS0
"Sandra has a good solid anti-murderer vibe. My skin felt very secure and sufficiently attached to my body when I met her. Also my organs." HAIL SATAN
I have many fond memories of dragging my parents to the library/the bookstore at the mall when we were there so I could pick up a book I saw on Reading Rainbow.
This is bullshit