Sage in the Chair (CPS still rules.)
A while back, someone (a non-teacher) asked me what my teaching style was. Hmmm. Instructive sarcasm? Peer pressure and public humiliation? Random reinforcement and punishment? Entertainment and containment? Sink or swim? I say jump, you say how high? Teachers know what sage on the stage and guide on the side mean, but those aren’t really [...]
“…flopping around at the end of the rope.”
They say that the longer you teach at a particular grade level, the more you start to resemble a student at that grade level. In my case, I was already there when I started. Some who know me say that I’m barely out of junior high myself. (My wife pegs me from 13-16, depending…) So [...]
Beauty Snacks
In life, many times it’s the little things that make it all worthwhile. I say that to the lunch ladies in the morning, who laugh at how stoked I am to see that they’re cooking breakfast burritos. (Eggs, potatoes, bacon – they make a special one for me without cheese – for 1.25 w/juice? That’s [...]
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- linda commented on OH NOOOOOO! (Part I)love this dialog... I am currently an elem school librarian but formerly an 8th grade English teacher...I taught the PIGMAN to my 8th graders ,20 years ago and they loved it (my dept head had serious reservations about it because of the bathroom "bomb" in the first chapter) cam't go wrong with anything by AVi.
- Erica commented on Wish I had at least one this year…Hey I am in Vegas! Hope you have a good time while you are here. If you need to know all the good places to eat, let me know, LOL
- mrC commented on OH NOOOOOO! (Part I)@ Mrs. M- My very first year here, I had three periods of eighth grade, and I pretty much stuck to the anthology, which had the play in it. I didn't have time to read the diary, so I went with the notes in the TE.
I think we also watched some of the - Sara commented on OH NOOOOOO! (Part I)While I understand why students should read Anne Frank, I have problems with it being done in 8th grade. Every year someone wants to compare the Confederates to the Nazis or ask when the Nazis entered the Civil War. It's just my pet peeve, though. I know that covering Anne Frank makes 10th grade World
- Mrs. M~ commented on OH NOOOOOO! (Part I)If you do not like reading the full diary, you could try the play version of Anne Frank. I do it every year, and it is one of my students' favorite units. The Prentice Hall textbook has a fantastic audio performance of the play, so we listen as we read along for the
- CLuce commented on Wish I had at least one this year…I understand completely! I teach sixth graders. In our district 6th grade is still part of the Elementary School (one of the few in our area). These kids cannot wait to move on to Middle School. They feel they are just too sophisticated to be in Elementary School. I wish
- mrC commented on TimerSend me your e-mail address, and I'll send you what you need to make it work!
- Dawn commented on TimerLove the idea but the timer won't load...says missing some type of dll file
- Molly commented on Test-Taking TipThank you, This is reassuring.
- Sara commented on Whatever it is…it ain’t working.Oh, Mr. C.! I am currently buried beneath a mountain of seventh grade research papers to grade. We spent soooo much precious time practicing, researching, revising, going over all of those research paper "rules," and yet I'm amazed at how many of them have managed to do--in pure seventh grade fashion--the least
- Carly commented on Whatever it is…it ain’t working.I'm not teaching English this year for the first time in about 13 years, so don't have to deal with the research paper. But one thing I started doing a few years ago was the research story. The kids research an Alaskan mammal and must write a story about a year in the life
- Meg commented on This is what I’m working with this year.I think girls are so spacey at that age because they think being an airhead impresses the boys. I walked into class the other day and one of the smartest girls had the laptop bag on her head. I tell her to take it off and she says: "It fell there!"
- Mrs. E commented on This is what I’m working with this year.Ah, yes... the typical 7th grade student. I am giving a vocabulary test today, and one of my sweethearts is walking towards me with a huge smile on his face. He's made a 100! He's finally learned how to use "nonsensical" correctly in a sentence as an adverb! Nope... "Hey, Mrs. E!
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