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"The time has come, the Walrus said, to speak of many things..."
September 2007 - Posts
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In an earlier post, I mentioned how I have changed the way I approach vocabulary in the classroom. What I did not mention is that I have also started to use a particular site I found a while back to create puzzles for my students. I use Discovery School's Read More...
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I was at Safeway last week, and a parent approached me with a look of concern. I don't have one of her kids in my classes, but she recognized me and decided to ask me a question: "why did the teachers decide to cancel Open House?" I was shocked to silence, Read More...
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Last year I made vocabulary a focus in my English classroom, beyond the simple literary terms upon which we English teachers focus. I decided I was tired of 65% averages on quizzes. I figured I must be doing something wrong, so I used my Masters classes Read More...
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This guy sits in the first row of my first period class. Yeah, it's a commercial, but it's true all the same. Do you have this kid in your class? Read More...
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Today was my lucky day! First, I got a note from a parent asking what I was doing to her daughter. She said this is the first time she's enjoyed an English class. Not only was I honored, but I was surprised. We're studying A Tale of Two Cities , which Read More...
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I just learned some new information about why our classes are so big. The special ed. department stopped servicing 38 students in English, so those students were added to English with no additional support. Not only that, but those students were placed Read More...
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I'm going golfing today. No work today. Posts will be forthcoming, probably this weekend. Read More...
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My wife sent me this. From where, I'm not sure. Read More...
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I attended a meeting today with one of the assistant principals about the size of classes around the building and in English in particular. We have six classes around the building overloaded. In English we have 15 classes overloaded, all Freshmen and Read More...
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This first week of school has been beyond hectic. Course schedule changes, moving rooms, sharing rooms, copier problems, meetings, and more have slowed our progress this week. No worries. I just keep plugging away. Still, with my Sophomore Honors class Read More...
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No loathing. A little fearing and then loving the class. My Honors kids looked frightened yesterday and I've heard that I'm intimidating at the start of a class, so I thought I'd shake them up. Today I informed my new Honors students I'm know as the "GPA Read More...
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Today in my American Literature class we started reading Anne Tyler's "Teenage Wasteland." It's the story of a teenager who begins to change his appearance, hang out with new friends, and his grades drop. Of course, his parents don't approve. The ending Read More...
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Today was great! The kids came in with good attitudes and adjusted to large classes and schedule changes like champs. I played a game with the class based on Tri-Bond board games. We sat in groups of 3-4, and they competed with 10 quick puzzles to solve. Read More...
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I'm not a fan of country music, but I especially don't enjoy the promotion of ignorance as in Gretchen Wilson's " Redneck Woman ." However, I really admire her for deciding to get her high school diploma. I watched This Week with George Stephanopoulos Read More...
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I also started my union duties having attended my first official executive board meeting. Wow! I have quite a bit to learn! I think I doubled my knowledge in that first meeting alone. Yesterday I approached one of the new hires to inquire why he did not Read More...
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School begins on Tuesday, but as everyone knows the duties begin much earlier. The opening meetings are over, but other aspects of my job are underway. We won our first football game last night. I can't say this is the most talented team we've fielded, Read More...
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