Student Aides – Teaching The Outsiders (and more)

Hank Williams, Presenting the Book, Prince, Student Aides, The Outsiders

Hank vs. Prince. (Also: “Lean meat?”)

mrC

Most of the classes finished the pivotal chapter 4 today. We listened to Hank Williams sing “Why Don’t You Love Me Like You Used to Do?” My Hank bobblehead rocked, even headbangin’ a little. Most of the kids squirmed and looked at each other nervously. “Pony feels the same way.” I did have a few […]

Stories of Seventh Grade, Student Aides

“…more than I can chew.”

mrC

I’ve already said something about how silent my two student assistants are. But a couple of days ago… Interruption: I’ve had a few people contact me, very surprised and dare I say, jealous, that I have any student aide at all, let alone two, in these troubled times. Let me just say again that my […]

Student Aides, Tips

Make the Kids do the Work. (Tips III)

mrC

We’re in the library now, just starting the actual looking-for-sources-this-library-doesn’t-have-anything-on-my-topic-now-the-librarian-has-an-agenda-too-with-a-bunch-of-lessons-and-what?-homework-and-no-you-can’t-search-Google-here-you-can-do-that-at-home-I don’t-know-what-notes-to-take-I-left-all-my-sources-at-home-did-the-librarian-just-have-to-give-one-of-my-“children”-a-timeout?-OMG-I’d-rather-be-teaching-than-this-whole-“coaching” process. Well. I think you get the idea; it’s a little draining. So I’m going with another installment of the (not so) regular feature, Tips for New Middle School Teachers. (Here’s round 1, and here’s round 2; wow, it’s been since November since I […]