Actually we see the rotation out of remediation into an arts class as an incentive as did most of our students. The arts are important as is phys...
In my middle school, once the 8th graders are finished with the state exams, they check out mentally. The science teachers got together and...
I think you can form a relationship without being overly emotionally involved. I came to teaching after a business career. My P at that time...
Check out some resources - Words Their Way Vocabulary for one.
I second Apples to Apples. I also use the New Yorker Magazine game where the kids have to come up with captions for various New Yorker cartoons....
I tell my students in the beginning of the year that I expect them to behave with any sub the same way I expect them to behave with me. I tell...
No school policy here either, but how our grade handles it varies a bit each year depending on the general trustworthiness/behavior of the...
Love this thread too! I remember being so excited when my uniforms were delivered. The first day of school, my mom walked me there, but the...
Wow, I didn't know about all this. I'm glad I'm in a state that opted out of common core. Even so, Americans in general have signed away more of...
We had a teacher in our school who was in a motorized wheel chair. Not a problem. If the P won't hire you because of your disability, even...
When those three little letters, RtI, were first scuttling around our building, there was a palpable feeling of dread in the air. Our training...
Great discussion here! I have always had a policy of an automatic 60% on late work and a grade lower each day a major project is late. I also...
I always end the year with a questionnaire about the year. I ask language arts specific questions on the front - what was your favorite/least...
What is failing for your school, 49? As far as packages, no, we don't send them out. I've given certain kids packets, but it is so time...
We too handle most issues within the team and with parents. Repeat offenders and cases of cheating, fighting, cursing, etc. immediately go to the...
I probably would - it would be nice working yet knowing I didn't have to. I'd take great vacations with hubby, hire a housekeeper and lawn...
We go in mid-August and get out early June. Enjoy your summer break everyone!
Business casual. We have spirit wear day once a month, and jeans day once a month if we pay to wear the jeans. The money is part of a breast...
Had to turn in a hard-copy of all our grades (supposedly in case a parent has a question over the summer about their child's grades). Main office...
We have staff member's students all the time. Our school admin will consider requests for specific teams due to the team's discipline, or to...
