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I read an article titled " I beg your pardon " in the newspaper today about manners. The columnist, Henry Alford, is trying an approach he calls reverse etiquette where he apologizes when it really isn't his fault, but the person who should
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Although I love to read, on some occasions, I just have trouble concentrating. Sometimes I need to have it perfectly quiet. At other times, I can get into what I'm reading, and I am able to tune out television noise and other distractions. When my mind
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I love Two Writing Teachers' Day in a Sentence post so much that I wrote one myself about my last post . It's a sentence haiku that could be used to sum up any lesson. What a great little assessment tool. The sentences could also be put on strips and
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Wouldn't it be great if we could put things on pause, fast forward, or rewind for another chance? Go back in time or move forward over the tough times? Put things on pause to relish the fantastic moments in our lives? I was telling my older
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Why is it that young people so often complain about being bored? Does every minute really need to be charged with excitement? I frequently hear students say that reading is boring or a lesson is boring. Ennui ? What do they expect?
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Substitute teaching reminds me of juggling. Being able to stay a step ahead of the students keeps me on my toes. Since learning new things is supposed to be great exercise for the brain , I guess throwing it into overdrive is a good thing.
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I just love blogging because I find so many cool things. Click on over to The Brazen Teacher for a video that is guaranteed to brighten your day and make you smile. The video is right under her post that is also awesome. Share this post: Email
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My second grade grandson asked me yesterday what a frog was when it wasn't a frog. My answer was a tadpole. He responded, "No, Bee, it's a prince." I didn't even know he was telling a joke until it happened. The boys
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An awesome in class project that covers formulas for circumference, area, and perimeter can be found on a post at I Want to Teach Forever . Take the time to read the post and look at the printable project . It is perfect for assessing students'
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I have survived some pretty tough evaluations. Some still cause me to have bad dreams. I ran across a great post on The Elementary Educator that kind of tells it like it is. It reminded me of one of my first experiences of teaching second
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Students are so amusing when it comes to their names. If I mispronounce one of their names, it's a really big deal. Substitutes are expected to show up and automatically know how to say each name correctly and understand that some of
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My grandson came home with the cutest itsy bitsy spider . The spider is one of those Halloween spider rings and slides easily up and down a plastic straw (the gutter) as the song is sung. The straw is taped to the paper so the spider
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My four year old grandson has learned to draw fish. His teacher taught him a unique way to draw fish by starting with a circle, and he draws schools of them on his paper. He told me to "watch the master" after looking at the fish
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I attended a training today and decided that I need to learn how to customize and order items such as calendars and posters. This seems like a great idea for the holidays. It's kind of like jumping in there and not being afraid of technology. Once I get
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My four year old grandson and I spent the day together. We started by going to the donut store. He brought his own money and wanted to buy. Of course, I indulged in my favorite donut, the one that is huge and cherry filled. We played
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