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 »
L’Alowine
Posted in Recess, tagged Alowine, baseball, behavior, candy, costumes, discipline, Halloween, kids, MLB, parents, Philadelphia Phillies, Phillies, World Series on October 31, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Not getting many Trick-or-Treaters. Could be the light rain, or the Phillies’ World Series Game that starts in an hour.
Random things overheard:
Dad: Get back here, Madeline! We’re not going that way. We’re going THIS WAY!
Madeline: (dressed as Alice in Wonderland, 10 or 11, apparently walking the wrong way) NAH-UH!
Dad’s friend: What a fucking bitch. [...]
Little Butt-in-skis
Posted in Reflective Teaching, Time Out!, tagged teaching, following directions, behavior, kids, education, curriculum, lesson plans, substitute teachers, reading groups on October 30, 2009 | 4 Comments »
All yesterday afternoon I was ticked off at my sub from Wednesday because she gave the kids the wrong book for reading groups and messed up my plans for the whole next week. (They were supposed to read the vocab reader, but she gave them the levelled readers, and they speed-read the whole thing instead [...]
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… [...]
last day
Posted in Time Out!, tagged behavior, discipline, education, elementary school, teaching on October 20, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I’m getting a new student tomorrow. Actually, he’s not new – he went to this school last year. And the kids are freaking out about him coming back. A fourth grade teacher saw the note in my mailbox (the secretary tapes messages to the top so they don’t get lost, clever!) and pulled me aside [...]
What a difference a year makes!
Posted in Family Studies, Reflective Teaching, Time Out!, tagged teaching, elementary school, behavior, parents, discipline, getting sick, allergies, kids, education, curriculum on September 22, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I think I already used this title before, but oh well, ‘cuz it works and perfectly describes two things that happened today.
#1 – Before lunch I started to get a headache. I couldn’t decide if it was allergies or not because it also felt like when I clench my teeth too much. Advil did [...]
settling in
Posted in Reflective Teaching, Time Out!, tagged behavior, discipline, education, procedures, routines, teaching on September 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Today felt more like a normal day. My lesson plans were complete. When they wanted to share too many stories I just powered through and kept us on track. I ate PB crackers for lunch and didn’t even get to sit down between the copies and conversation. (We will be so happy when the practice [...]
I am the worst teacher EVER
Posted in Recess, Time Out!, tagged behavior, discipline, education, elementary school, favorite teacher, kids, teaching, worst teacher on September 19, 2009 | 5 Comments »
… according to two of my former students. (I’m crushed. Not.)
Friday morning I was writing the morning work on the whiteboard, which is at the front of the room about 15 feet from the door. I knew one of my girls was already there, waiting. I heard a boy’s voice say, “… she’s mean.” The [...]
disorganized & frustrated
Posted in Reflective Teaching, Time Out!, tagged behavior, curriculum, differentiation, discipline, disorganized, education, elementary school, frustration, organization, planning, procedures, routines, special education, teaching on September 17, 2009 | 7 Comments »
I feel so disorganized. The copies never end. There is so much paper to keep track of for the kids and for admin, I just can’t take it anymore. (Neither can the trees!) I can’t get in front of my planning.
And then I just can’t get into our schedule. It doesn’t help that we [...]
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