A movie that I implore all to see is called "Chalk". It's a mockumentary about 1 year in a high school. It follows teachers around and some...
make one kid (or two) the water police and if someone is playing with the water they get to tell them to stop?? Give them all a chance to be H2O...
so I guess claiming to be Hindu/Buddhist/Jewish/Pagen to get out of the bar/Xmas party is out then??? Is your P married or is it a nun/priest?...
I would confront the person who "tattled" on you to the P. I would walk up to her and just say, "I had a conversation with the P. I didn't...
gift certificate (mall, starbucks) and a framed pic of the kiddies??
Thanks!!! Your suggestions will def take me til the end of the year! Appreciate all the suggestions!
I just start teaching the first day. Kids know what is correct and incorrect, and when they do something wrong I just call them out on it...
I work in a private, religious school, so piercings, unnatural hair coloring and even long hair would not be tolerated. But I think in public...
do you think one page of math, one page of vocab and one page of writing is too much?? I, too, suffer from children not turning in the...
Nope. just keep it on their level, like a DNA theme, or Ancient History (or whatever your curriculum says)
I think they are great! And why are some of you calling parents from your cell phones? I would love it if the school had cell phone jammers put...
what the....? There is something seriously wrong with that child! Are his parents dead or has he been abused??? With 2 weeks left I would either...
At my school, most teachers have their kids there, and have taught their own kids. One pro is that if the child is misbehaving, all have to to...
Thanks for your suggestions! Some of the ones mentioned we have done (just forgot until they were mentioned again!) I like the squiggly line idea...
At the beginning of the year, we sent out a request that each child was to bring in a box of tissues for the classroom. We are all out!!! We...
Are you allowed to teach a charter school and not be certified?
Try a private school first, and then if all else fails, go for preschool or subbing!
it's just an expression to mean go hard, no mercy
It's respecting people's personal space and property. If you were negligent you would be responsible. When you work in an office you have a...
I guess it also depends on the community you are interviewing in...
