I don't think I use the following words very often but thought I'd share this little tidbit anyways.
- Purposefully vs. purposely The best strategy for keeping these similar words straight is to think of purposefully as positive and purposely as negative. Use purposefully to describe behavior aimed at reaching a goal. Use purposely when you want to show that someone did something willfully or intentionally. Examples:
- She worked purposefully to finish the job ahead of the deadline.
- He purposely withheld the information she needed until he knew it would be too late for her to act on it.
Training Opportunity:
Ortonville is bringing a fantastic preK training to Ortonville called S.M.A.R.T. pre-K. The training focuses on helping children become developmentally ready to learn the skills that we're asking them to learn at younger and younger ages, and programs that have implemented it have found it to be highly effective. Kids are learning skills faster, retaining them better, and teachers are dealing with fewer behavior problems. As a result of this, programs are finding fewer kids are needing extra services as they progress through school, which is a huge long term cost savings for the district.
SMART Training
Upcoming Meetings:
April 1, 2014 Guidance Counselors
April 8, 2014 Principals' Council & TAC Combined Meeting
April 11, 2014 Title III Teachers
April 23, 2014 Superintendents' Council
April 23, 2014 MRVED Board (7:00 p.m.)
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