April 2008 - Posts
I am too sick to answer a question tonight. I started feeling bad in 5th period, today . . . (sinus and allergy troubles) The kids could tell I was feeling bad, however, they still tried to convice me that a “class nap” was in order. Students
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Tonight’s question comes from David. I love chatting with David and reading his blog. He is full of ideas for the Social Studies classroom and let me tell you I’ve used many of them. I wish he had been my methods teacher in my certification
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I am so excited to answer the next two questions simply because the come from Frumteacher! She always asks me questions about my classroom practice-I’m no expert, btw. It’s all trial and error. . . .a lot of error. But her questions often
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Lara asked me the following question:
Where do you hope to be (not just physically, but in terms of the progress of your life) in 10 years? how about 50?
Lara, you have me stumped. Honestly, I haven’t thought 10 years ahead. I would hope that I
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Betsy asked me the following:
What hobbies do you have?
Ummm, Betsy this is a really hard question to answer. I don’t really see myself as having hobbies because for the last 5 years I’ve been working non stop: College with part time jobs
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Well, Margaret asked the first question. . . . What made you decide to become a teacher?
Honestly, Margaret, I think it was my destiny or calling to be a teacher. When I look back on my childhood, I played “school” until stopped playing with
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Without cheer, I guess I don’t have much to talk about everyday. My lessons aren’t very exciting. As a matter of fact, it seems my students are falling asleep in class more and more. And I’m not even waking them up, like I used to. We
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As I write this post, American Idol is on. It is a travesty! I don’t know what America wants. Do they have ears? Can they hear? I guess I’ll be boycotting the rest of season if it ends the way I think it will. I just don’t understand
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On most days my desk looks like this: Well, on Friday morning, I decided I was tired of looking at that junk. So, while my students were busy with a guided reading (it was sort of a free day b/c there was a big program planned for later that day), I cleaned
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My good friend sent me this link via email & another friend and I discussed it over lunch. My questions are: What do we say when a student invades our personal space?
Did her statement really “trigger” the student to act?
If it did trigger
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Years ago, Brandi recorded a song Have You Ever . . . the song was about love . . uuuummm, I’m not feel love right now, but it’s a great way to sum up how I’m feeling . . . .
Have you ever . . . graded so many projects that you feel
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but not the war . . .
I finally got the opportunity to chat with my union guy. He stated that needed to check the specifics of cheer contracts & stipends and then get back with me. But here is how things are looking: I never signed a physical contract
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I taught the Protestant Reformation this week. During the lecture/notes portion, I was explaining about the sale of indulgences, simony & other church corruptions. I paused to discuss with the students, asking them “Was Martin Luther right when
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I want to say thank you to everyone who gave me advice. I am appreciative of your experience and wisdom! It has definitely helped to make the situation clearer for me!
I haven’t done anything, yet. I have started writing an email that I plan to
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I need advice! I am torn, hurt, discouraged and my blood pressure is through the roof right now. My principal called me into the office today. Principal was concerned about what would happen to the cheerleaders. Principal asked had anyone expressed an
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A colleague sent me an email asking me about the time I spent lesson planning. Here is the specific question:
I have a question for you, do you still spend time on lesson planning? I’m wondering if teachers do this for the first couple of years
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