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Welcome to the premier issue
of EntryPoints. Who knows, you may be the very first
person to visit this site. I'm not putting a surf-o-meter -- or whatever
those on-screen counters are called -- until the number of visitors is
respectable. I've considered putting one on then going to this site myself
about a million times to get the count up, or maybe paying my ISP some
bribe money to start me out at, say, #14,097. Either method would be in
the spirit of this newsletter in one respect: they are alternative approaches.
But integrity is also one of the main struts EntryPoints rests on so I
guess I'll wait awhile before you'll be able to read: "You are the 14,097th
person to visit this site." Anyway, I hope you won't be the last visitor.
In fact, I hope this won't be your last visit. Towards that end, I've packed
this issue of EntryPoints with so more goodies than an 800-pound piñata.
Goodies such as:
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4 anacrostic puzzles
for you to solve software to make your own anacrostic
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a comedy script which
I'll allow you to use for your own off-Broadway production (just give me
credit)
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a new comic character...Mr.
Schnuck
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several alternative teaching ideas
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a children's series
of animal lessons
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a look at logic fallacies
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and more
What do all these things have in common? The answer
to that question is what EntryPoints is all about. They all represent alternative
approaches to learning. The premise of this newsletter is that teachers
of all kinds -- schoolteachers, homeschool teachers, job facilitators,
technical writers, public speakers, preachers, tour guides...HEY, LET'S
FACE IT, WE'RE ALL TEACHERS IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER -- are constantly on
the lookout for new ways to get past the barriers they face each day in
trying to get their messages out. EntryPoints will highlight unique approaches
to these problems.
For example, the anacrostic puzzles
that are a bulwark of EntryPoints were developed in response to my need
to familiarize my high school English students with famous quotations as
well as to get them involved with terms and concepts in a way that was
competitive and enjoyable. Another example: the series "The
Divine Comedy" sprang from a need to get around kids' negative feelings
about God by showing that He isn't just a "stop goofing off" kind of a
diety. You better read it to see what I'm talking about.
But don't get the idea that this magazine is just for teachers.
It's for people who like to laugh, who like to do puzzles, who like to
debate, who like to look at life from the side mirror. And it's my goal
to bring those people into the forum. So far, all you will read and look
at is the work of me, Mark Jordan.
Remember, this is the premier issue. I hope in the very near
future to broaden the base. That means I
need you...you who have discovered interesting and unique ways to help
others get past their mental barriers into any topic. We'll take submissions
any way you can get them to us: faxes, email,
or snail mail. Presently, I'm still working on a submissions guidelines.
For now, just write. You can do the following to help EntryPoints grow:
Bookmark this site (do it now!)
Visit us again soon (like next week)
Tell your friends and colleagues about us
Register yourself with us
Check out the Anacrostic puzzle page.
I know I've mentioned the anacrostic puzzles already,
but I do it again because I believe so strongly in them. You'll find a
weekly puzzle to solve for your own entertainment plus the opportunity
to download software to create your own anacrostics, a remarkable product
if I do say so myself. You really have to check it out.
Happy EntryPointing!
Mark Jordan 
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Aha!
D. Comedy
Do This
Don't Do
I Want You
Logic
Mr. Schnuck
Other Stuff
Puzzle
Software
