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  • Not really looking forward to September

    When I heard that Wonder Woman was moving on to a better school, I emailed the principal (let’s call him the Prince, shall we?) telling him my concerns and asking for some reassurance.  That was a month ago, and no, of course he hasn’t responded.  The Prince probably doesn’t have email underground where he’s buried his ...
    Posted to Elbow, knees, dreams (Weblog) by Anonymous on July 22, 2008
  • Diary of a preschool teacher, pt. 2

    It’s Friday night, I’ve got three days of teaching left, and I’m one glass of chardonnay down so far.  In my role as mentor teacher, I did an observation cycle (pre-observation conference, observation, post-observation conference) with a teacher who didn’t want me in her room all year, so it came down to the last minute.  ...
    Posted to Elbow, knees, dreams (Weblog) by Anonymous on June 6, 2008
  • My turn under scrutiny

    I had a formal observation today.  What I mean is, I was the one being observed.  (Usually it’s the other way around.  I do 2-4 observations a quarter.)  Every one of us, even the master and mentor teachers, needs to be observed once each quarter, and this was my last observation of the year.  The mentor [...]
    Posted to Elbow, knees, dreams (Weblog) by Anonymous on May 13, 2008