I like to say stuff like that too! "Maybe I'll let you pick your own partners for this project," or, "Maybe I'll let you pick your own seats for...
When I first started teaching I would let my students pick their own seats, with the rule being that if things got out of hand I would move...
I honestly don't have a problem with kids falling asleep in my classes, because I used to do it all the time, both in high school AND college....
Virginia is having lots of trouble. Our district is already fairly poor, and we had a lot of trouble cutting $5 million out of our budget last...
I have a fish tank full of snails. I use them in various experiments (nothing harmful for the snails as far as I can tell, outside of a little...
Exactly what I was thinking. Chemistry teacher might be a harder position for a school to fill, but there are usually a lot more positions...
Even though you are a Buckeye fan, congrats! :p After reading about the bad job markets people were finding themselves in, it is nice to come...
Thanks! I am pumped to graduate from the Student Teaching forum to the New Teacher forum! :D
I just finished up my student teaching and M.Ed during the second week of May, and on Monday I accepted a job offer. At first I was kind of...
My students asked me all the time if I was getting paid for my student teaching. They couldn't understand why in the heck I was doing it if I...
It's very hard to find a job in western PA right now, at least in my experience. Things only seem slightly better in the eastern part of the...
For me, the biggest part of student teaching hasn't been learning how to prepare lessons or anything like that. The biggest benefit has been the...
I don't think you have any reason to worry, as long as the lesson went well after you handled all the disruptions. The kids coming late and not...
I've been told by more than one person that I look like Josh Groban. The first time, I had no idea who he was so I had to google him. I had...
Oooh, I am happy you listed that one, because I am not sure how I would answer it. I don't have any training in dealing with ELL students, and so...
Saw Cloverfield this weekend...the shaky-cam was kind of hard to take sometimes, but other than that I really liked it! Whenever I watch disaster...
First I'll give you a little background. I have a B.S. in Biology, and am currently getting my M.Ed in Secondary Ed. I passed my Praxis II...
I am actually not allowed (well...maybe it's just REALLY really frowned upon) to be in the classroom by myself without a certified teacher...
That's EXACTLY how I feel! Thanks for the encouraging words, emmakate218 and Cassie753! My cooperating teacher didn't even ask me my name or...
I start my student teaching tomorrow (high school biology). It took forever for my school to get me a placement. The assistant dean told me that...
