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May 2007 - Posts
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I am a digital immigrant. Technology did not come natural to me. It came kicking and screaming and pulling me into its arms. I am a survivor of a techonlogy attack. I am doing the best I can to "get with it" but it is moving faster than this old body Read More...
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I got an email from a parent who was concerned because we require the kids to bring hand sanitizer to school to help prevent the spread of colds etc. The article they sent said that a little 6 year old was sick and lethargic and the nurse called the parents Read More...
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I couldn't do it before school was out. I tried. I did! and had 34students racing down the sidewalks with my boxes. 34 students just can't help much. So, I spent Tuesday and Wednesday after school was out finishing up. I didn't take it all. I left the Read More...
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It is amazing what kids want to take home. If I were a parent, I would be standing by the front door with a trash can and waiting to dump my kids backpacks. I had a store yesterday and today. I am cleaning out my 20 years of accumulated stuff. I cannot Read More...
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I have been having an argument with some parents on another blog. They are railing at the schools because their special needs children are not getting what they need. They want them in the regular classroom so they can get the same attention as regular Read More...
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It was hot today and we had Field Day. We were outside from 11:10 until 2:00. Then we had to clean up really fast and get to the busses. I am exhausted. We have until Friday to Teach. (Yeah, that's right! We have to teach.) I am teaching them how to pack Read More...
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Dear teacher, My child was not at school yesterday because...she was sick for the 34th time; she had a headache; she had a toothache; she had to babysit her little sibling because I was sick; we had an appointment; we had to go to town to shop; and...and...and... Read More...
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I am boxing up my (over 1000) personal property trade books and selling them to other teachers or at a garage sale. I am moving to a new school and as I am boxing up my stuff, I am finding where students have written in my books, cut pictures out of them Read More...
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One of the questions on their end of year test is about Charlotte's Web. I can't believe how many of them came up to me and asked me if I still had the book. Like I am going to help them with the answers? They have read that book every single year since Read More...
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I am having a go-round with several of my parents. They claim they were not warned about their children failing until 2 weeks before the end of the year. That of course, is when I sent the formal retention letter. Of course, if you look at their report Read More...
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I was put off by Classroom Diversity. I don't know who he is or where they teach but I am tired of being lectured by people about diversity and equality in the classrooms. I have always taught in a diverse situation and loved it. I treat all the students Read More...
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Let me just say, it is time to move on. The kids have decided that this is the end and they don't have to do anything. I have spent the last few days calling parents, writing letters to parents who I can't reach and lecturing on good behavior. We are Read More...
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I forgot why I hate doing art in my room. They now have my glitter all over the place. I even set it up so only a few could come at a time and they still made a huge mess. They just poor out the glitter and didn't sprinkle it and it is a disaster. Now Read More...
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This is my favorite activity. I share it with all the teachers. I have my class write How-To paragraphs on making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. The I take their final drafts and make it just the way they tell me. If they don't say take the bread Read More...
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I spent hours drawing and cutting out tangrams from tagboard last night. The kids are having a blast. We talked about the math part of it and Geometry. We talked about the spacial part and now they are trying to create shapes out of them. It is a lot Read More...
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I went to a meeting with the local sheriffs department on gangs. People from California are moving here and bringing their gang affiliations with them. They are recruiting at the Middle School this year. We are afraid for our little guys. I am sure they Read More...
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Today is Teacher Appreciation Day. I am getting hugs and cards and love from my students. I am even getting some coffee beans! I just wish they would be this kind all year. Our school has a recognition banquet at the end of each year. In the beginning Read More...
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I imagine that every teacher who is worth their salt has been threatened or investigated at one time or another. We have a teacher right now who is being sued because she tried to hold the child accountable for her work. The dad claims she is picking Read More...
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I have a students who is actually more sarcastic than me. He is so dry he is not even funny. He prefers to tattle on everyone around him and yet he is the worse behaved kid in the class. He is the one that ALL the other kids in school know or know about. Read More...
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I could just strangle a few of the students in my class. I am sick of their whining. "I don't get it." I don't want to think. I don't want to read directions myself. I want you to tell me what to do again and again and again. By myself! I don't want have Read More...
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I had the kids count how many days to the end of the year. They included today because it was just beginning and they included all of the last day because they still had to get up in the morning. I think that is a riot. The teachers said it was 16.5 days Read More...
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I have a group of students who are either gifted or talented. They take up all my planning time because I teach a special class for them during their specials time twice a week. It has been a real challenge for me AND for them because they all want to Read More...
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