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January 2008 - Posts
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I am a former parent of two gifted children. I am an endorsed teacher of the gifted and I am now on a committee to develop a scope and sequence for the gifted in our district. None of the other teachers on the committee have a gifted endorsement but some Read More...
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She came rushing in this morning late. She had received ANOTHER ticket for speeding. I am beginning to wonder when her liscence will be suspended. She keeps going to court and fighting them. Even though she knows she is guilty. She said if she goes to Read More...
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I am trying to teach my students HOW to study. They haven't got a clue. They think if they write down my notes, (this is 4th grade) then they can put them in their desks and they are done. They have studied because they wrote down their notes. I explained Read More...
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You know I have been doing this a very long time now. I know the ins and outs of teaching. I have taught children to speak English and read and write in the language. I have done multiplication and division in Spanish (God knows what I was actually saying Read More...
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And I am assuming it might be payday. How about Happy Hour? It matters NOT to me since it is Friday and we have Monday off for MLK. OH Yeah, I am celebrating MLK all right, with a glass of wine, dinner and a fabulous movie. Read More...
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A few years ago, I was in Teaching Tools and I found an Intel Play Microscope that attaches to your computer. It was on sale for less than $30 and it's regular price was over $100. So, I bought one. I took it home and started to play with it. It was fun Read More...
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I have a WONDERFUL boy in my class who loves nothing more that to disrupt my class. He screams and shouts at me and the students and cries and throws temper tantrums. I have learned to ignore him as best I can watching for his safety. Today, when he couldn't Read More...
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Betty got me thinking about manners and talking. We get upset with children because they don't stop talking. But, have you ever been in an adult meeting or at a show somewhere? Adults are worse than the kids. Teachers talk during our staff meetings and Read More...
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My class came back from winter break ready to play with their friends and have a good time. It has taken me an entire week to get them under control again. They have been running in the halls, yelling down the halls, talking during announcements, talking Read More...
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It happened many months ago at the end of the first quarter. I was having tons of trouble with MP and I finally had to go to the principal and we had a meeting with MP present. After she sat there and told me over and over what was wrong with me (I am Read More...
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I had a difference of opinion with a teacher this week. Nothing big. It happened before Reading intervention. I was involved with my class and lost track of time. So, I let them out one minute late. (I promise you, it was only one minute.) Another teacher Read More...
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Let me start by telling you that I do NOT read books searching for "hidden" meanings. In fact, that was a problem for me in high school because I don't do symbolism. To me, a book is what it is. If it is a story about a lion, a witch and a closet, that Read More...
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I spent my Christmas break in the frozen wastelands of Nebraska! It was ZERO! a couple of days. It was a white Christmas though. I loved it most of the time. My sister bought me a smoking hat. It is one of those hats like they wore in Fargo. It really Read More...
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