It’s a pretty regular occurrence that I get in my car to head home, breathe a sigh of relief, and think to myself ‘made it through the day… and it went pretty well.’ Days are good. In the classroom/hallway/lunchroom/team meeting moments, I feel pretty in control of things and like I have a handle on life. Then…
read more »It was a long day. Let me explain two parts of the ridiculous points that happened within just one period. 1. Two of my female students were arguing and yelling back and forth. This happened about twice and I got them to stop and turn around and continue doing the classwork. However, the third…
read more »**These are my political thoughts which yes, I expect some of you out there to disagree with. I popped some popcorn and sat back to listen to what the leader of our beautiful country had to say to me this evening… I agree with most of what President Obama said regarding education. I believe that…
read more »My kids didn’t totally fail….. They didn’t meet the overall goal (though many students met their individual targets) but were only a few points shy. Their rate of growth competitively to the other math classes is impressive though. I’m very proud of the growth they made, but its pretty similar to the state as a whole. Though…
read more »Standardized testing…. I think it makes everyone cringe and want to roll their eyes. I never liked them growing up. I remember beginning Iowa Test of Basic Skills in kindergarten, and they were soooooo boring. I was definitely a child that at times didn’t read all the questions and just filled in bubbled. Whoops! As a grew older,…
read more »some realizations I had over break…. -I think I will forever be behind. Of course, I planned on writing lesson plans, and studying, and doing all kinds of things over break…. maybe about a fourth of which actually happened. Somedays it feels as though I will always be making worksheets the night before and throwing…
read more »True life, my kids say fantastic things. One of the things I’d say has changed the most between my first and second year of teaching is my ability to relate to and laugh with my kids. I went from becoming frustrated and annoyed when they were constantly laughing and joking to participating along with them…
read more »I assigned new seats in my math class the other day. A few of my students were rather vocal on their distaste for the changes made. I told them that I was not going to waste class time over on the debate, and if they have a major issue with something, they could write me…
read more »Never. Every time the teacher across the hall, Mrs. B, is absent (which has been 8 days so far this year), I get that question. My response is always “unless I’m confined to my bed, I’ll be here.” While some students groan and complain about this, the majority are happy that I’m going to be…
read more »Wow. Today was a day for all days – and I feel a deep need to record this for posterity. As some of the people who will read this may know, I am piloting an Advanced Biology program at my school – where students are not prepared for AdvBio and the course is not properly…
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