I’m trying the Classroom Economy System that Asbestasican and Rafe Esquith use. To tackle it at first was more than a little daunting, but once they picked jobs and I figured out bonuses, it got much better. I didn’t do any kind of special event the first month, and I really think they would’ve been [...]
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A Stalled Classroom Economy
Posted in Philosophy 101, Reflective Teaching, Teach Like Your Hair's On Fire!, There Are No Shortcuts, Time Out!, tagged behavior, consequences, Economy System, education, inclusion, Rafe Esquith, rewards, special education, Teach Like You Hair's on Fire, teaching, There are No Shortcuts on November 12, 2009 | 9 Comments »
What I can’t say
Posted in Faculty Lounge, Philosophy 101, Poli Sci, Time Out!, tagged back to school, behavior, bosses, consequences, coworkers, education, elementary school, school rules, teaching on October 26, 2009 | 6 Comments »
I can’t say it to Principal Pretty, so I’ll say it here.
I passed out the stupid shirts. Once again I am disappointed by the lack of follow-through on school rules and student behavior. I am tired of being the bad guy for expecting my students to behave in an appropriate manner. The kids do [...]
Under 30 = Spoiled
Posted in Philosophy 101, Recess, tagged behavior, education, Generation Me, kids, spoiled, teaching, technology, video games on October 25, 2009 | 5 Comments »
From Lee – this says it all!
If you are 30 or older you will think this is hilarious!!!!
When I was a kid, adults used to bore me to tears with their tedious diatribes about how hard things were. When they were growing up; what with walking Twenty-five miles to school every morning….. Uphill…. barefoot… [...]
I am not a fucking waitress
Posted in Family Studies, Philosophy 101, tagged birthday cake, birthdays, education, elementary school, idiocy, kids, parents, stupidity, teaching on October 5, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Pardon my potty mouth, but this has been brewing since Friday. At 1:30 on Friday afternoon, Conchita’s parents dropped off a sheet cake for her birthday. At 1:30. In the middle of reading. Lunch was over at 12:50. And like Fashionista pointed out, it’s not like they didn’t know it was her birthday and they [...]
The Teacher Salary Project
Posted in Philosophy 101, tagged assessment, curriculum, education, evaluation, math, merit pay, NCLB, No Child Left Behind, Power Teaching, standardized tests, teaching, The Teacher Salary Project on October 3, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Mrs. Mimi posted a link to this site on Facebook. The Teacher Salary Project is a documentary-in-progress about teaching in America today. The trailer was quite provocative, and it made me think they need to read my blog.
But really, it’s not about money. It’s about respect – from students, parents and administrators, and the [...]
Fifteen Days
Posted in Nurse's Office, Philosophy 101, tagged allergies, education, elementary school, germs, getting sick, sub plans, substitute teacher, teaching on September 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I lasted fifteen days. I have never gotten sick so quickly. Usually it takes til the middle of October for my first sinus infection to kick in, but even then I don’t have to take off of work. I’m taking off tomorrow, and I have never written sub plans so fast. (I even considered photocopying [...]
Read Alouds
Posted in Library, Philosophy 101, Reflective Teaching, tagged All About Sam, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, education, elementary education, Lois Lowry, read-aloud, reading, teaching on September 20, 2009 | 8 Comments »
I’ve been reading a book to my class called All About Sam by Lois Lowry. It is hysterical!! It follows a little boy, Sam, from birth. The thing is, he can already think and reason, but when he tries to speak it comes out, “WAAAHHHH!” It is SO much fun to read, and the kids [...]
unmotivated
Posted in Philosophy 101, tagged curriculum, education, elementary school, grading papers, homework, middle school, planning, teaching, work on September 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Am I just being lazy, tired, or after ten years am I finally ready to be done with bringing home work every day and weekend? Because here it is, just the second week of school, and I have ZERO motivation to grade the open-ended questions of the baseline reading and math tests, plan for the [...]
could NOT believe my ears!
Posted in Philosophy 101, Time Out!, tagged education, IEP, NCLB, No Child Left Behind, PSSA, RtI, special education, standardized testing, teaching on September 10, 2009 | 7 Comments »
It has been harder for kids to get IEPs the past few years. If they borderline qualify, they usually don’t get one. I know part of this is because my district has gotten in trouble by the state for having too many IEP students. (If they qualify, how can there be “too [...]
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