Regurgitated Alpha Bits

Meeping Strikes a Chord

Edna Lee — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:22:00 GMT

Well, I've heard from many people on this topic. Some wrote by way of comments and others via email, all sharing a common knowledge of or sympathy for the atrocities of being Meeped . Evidently, meeping is the silent annoyer and worthy of inclusion in...(read more)

How NOT to Make Friends

Edna Lee — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:48:00 GMT

I'd like to dedicate this one to all the fourth graders out there. Here's how to NOT make any friends at all: Take your hand and shape it into a beak-like mouth. Place your hand right next to the ear of the person sitting next to you on the lunch benches....(read more)

Mimi Fights the Good Fight

Edna Lee — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 21:07:00 GMT

There was an interesting discussion going on over in It's Not All Flowers and Sausages about the appropriate way to address a situation with a disruptive child. Looks like this topic is a hot one ! Mimi shares a story about a child in her class that routinely...(read more)

Self-Deception is a Beautiful Thing

Edna Lee — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 14:30:00 GMT

Yesterday afternoon, I attended the theater with my mother. We saw Souvenir by Stephen Temperley. This true story accounts the late-in-life singing career of soprano Florence Foster Jenkins , or Lady Florence, as she preferred to be called. Lady Florence...(read more)

Let the Crazy-Making Begin

Edna Lee — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 14:40:00 GMT

The fun is over now… I had my first screamer of the year. No, not screaming student. Screaming students; THAT I can handle. This was a screaming parent. On the playground. At dismissal. With all my kids gathered around me. What did I do? Let her scream...(read more)

Getting Down to Basics

Edna Lee — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:09:00 GMT

My principal, who really is a good person who wants to do what's best for students and teachers, decided to try to put an end to combo classes this year. I whole-heartedly supported this decision, having been a combo teacher for many years. Combos are...(read more)

Listen Up

Edna Lee — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 15:19:00 GMT

Be honest. Have I been talking gibberish lately? Have I lapsed into speaking in tongues? Do you understand the words coming out of my mouth (aka Keyboard)? (Thanks Chris Tucker.) I see all of you nodding your heads yes, so I know I'm not crazy then. It's...(read more)

I’ve Been Remiss

Edna Lee — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:07:00 GMT

Where have you been, Edna? I know that's what you all have been thinking, anxiously checking your email/reader for my latest prose, wondering what happened to me, hoping I was not trapped beneath something heavy. Well, I have been trapped beneath something...(read more)

An Award?!? For ME?!?!

Edna Lee — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:26:00 GMT

Why thank you, thank you Mr. Teacher for bestowing upon me this prestigious award. I would like to thank a few others while I have the podium. First, thank you to my mother, a teacher herself, who told me early on in my pursuit of a teaching credential,...(read more)

Frank Shaffer Must Die

Edna Lee — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:00:00 GMT

As I mentioned earlier, we started off the year with an all day in-service on our ELD curriculum du jour. This is like our fifth program in about seven years. Oddly enough, after trying each program, we still had kids who were learning English. Gee… The...(read more)

Slight Raise, then Drop

Edna Lee — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 14:54:00 GMT

It was Back To Work for me last Thursday and we all know what that means… more blog posts! more staff meetings! and more teacher in-services that give me fodder for more blog posts! We started this year off with a full day in-service with a two-fold objective:...(read more)

182nd Carnival of Education

Regurgitated Alpha Bits — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 03:30:00 GMT

It's Baa--acck! The 182nd Carnival of Education is in full swing over at The Chancellor's New Clothes . I can be found in this edition of The Carnival, writing about crappy teacher gifts in a most ungrateful fashion ( again .) There are some wonderful...(read more)

More Teacher Gift Ideas

Regurgitated Alpha Bits — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:10:00 GMT

I've been cleaning out my closets lately and finding the stashes of gifts I have yet to lug off to Goodwill . It got me thinking about teacher gifts again. Here are a few dandies that I've found online that you might want to consider. I don't mean consider...(read more)

Times Have Changed, Part 2

Regurgitated Alpha Bits — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:00:00 GMT

Continuing our walk down memory lane, let's take a look at student rules and punishments in the 1800's. Student Rules, 1860 Boys and girls shall file into classroom in separate lines and be seated quietly on opposite sides of the room. This is a great...(read more)

Times Have Changed

Regurgitated Alpha Bits — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:05:00 GMT

I suppose we have all received that chain email outlining the rules teachers had to abide by in 1872. I recently got it again in my inbox, and thought I'd include it here with my thoughts on each rule for today's classroom. I encourage you to add your...(read more)