February 2011
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“You tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is: never try.”
– Homer Simpson.
Words to live by.
Today my students were fighting each other to read...
There is an 8-person long waiting list for it— PLUS my class took out the 3 copies from the media center. Love when my kids want to read.
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Preparing for today's lesson...
Me: The curriculum says to include that there are adverbs. Ugh. I'm not gonna do that.
Co-worker: Why not?
Me: Because there is no way these kids know what an adverb is. And I don't want to teach a lesson on parts of speech...
Co-Worker: It will be fine
LATER, IN CLASS
Me: Okay...so procedural texts often use adverbs. Who can tell me what an adverb is?
Class: ...
The End.
January 2011
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Y'know that scene in Clueless where the Homeroom...
Also: Clueless is pretty much the best movie ever. Just sayin’
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Confession:
I never read Hatchet
“In network TV when a show ends, it disappears from sight as quickly as Vladimir...”
– Carlton Cuse on the “end” of LOST.
(via fylost)
Lost: Leaving the door open for a sequel. “Lost 2: Even Loster” Sorry that was weak. Long live Lost!
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That persistent feeling of inadequacy is probably...
Just saying. Maybe it’s just a sign that I need to be drinking! Actually, now that I think about it, I should have been drinking all day— it definitely would have relieved some of the stress.
world-shaker asked: Okay, I don't remember if this was you or not, but one of the Tumblr teachers I follow had posted something about wanting to be able to respond to posts/comments on reblogs. I decided to give Disqus a shot yesterday. I have no idea if it'll pan out or not, but it may be worth a look.
izzyshare asked: Hey! Just wondering if any of those middle school pics I posted yesterday were what you were looking for? Let me know if I am going in the right direction. :)
Positively Persistent Teach: I just added a page... →
Great Idea! I’ve followed suit! Don’t be offended if your tumblr isn’t listed yet, I just made a small page for now.
positivelypersistentteach:
It lists my favorite teacher tumblrs, which I will probably add to later.
I strongly encourage other teacher tumblrs to list their favorites (even if I am not on it) on their pages. I think it is an excellent way to build the...
If I have to spend the day writing lesson plans, I...
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