It was the exact same thing for me. ADD, high IQ, picked on in the halls. I didn't realize how many fights I got into until I went to a Bar...
I once told my Spanish teacher that my friend Dave ate my homework. But he only ate half on it. I help up the obvioously complete half paper with...
http://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/content?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=PP_TRANSITIONMAIN&node_id=551&use_sec=false&sec_url_var=region1 There. 3rd...
http://www.amazon.com/Inquiry-Action-Investigating-Matter-Through/dp/0841274274/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1203742402&sr=8-1 But,...
Sorry, I mean "Inquiry in Action."
Which series?
Yeah, I love vBullentin forums. Teachers.net is the one where I commented on a discussion on evolution teacheing and another post claimed I...
You could always start renting seasons of TV shows you missed from the library. That's what we started doing with "Dead Like Me."
By the by, my average science class size is 23, with 26 in my Jurassic Park class. They started out as 28 and 31 in JP, but kids move and transfer.
Sometimes the Standardized Test pep talks have me literally falling asleep on my feet. I hope no kids notice.
The National Chemical Association publishes an awesome book called Science Through Inquiry filled with easy to run labs. I've run about half of...
I remember my biggest problem from my first year was my favorite student. She kept challenging me because she had a keen sense of justice, no...
I really disagree with the district grouping kids into classes strictly by standardized test scores. In my Jurassic Park elective, I can see the...
Usually I can have a whole class create a graphic organizer in about two minutes.
I need to look into that. I've had the book for two years but I had such a negative reaction from the patronizing presenter I filed it away. One...
Because that worked so well for the Dune sequels...
The explanation I read in ethnography is being willfully ignorant that certain things are indeed easier for you just for having white skin....
I know plenty of girls who could give you lessons.
I'm going to start mentioning that as a consequence on review days.
The ones I watch over and over again are Big Trouble in Little China(I can quote it word for word), Jaws, Ghostbusters, The Princess Bride,...