I love teaching summer school. I get to teach a grade at the other end of the school spectrum for a few weeks. Our summer school is four weeks,...
Be careful. We have parents at our school who are threatening a lawsuit over a situation like this. They are claiming we are negligent. Of...
Draw a picture of a circle. How many halves fit into one circle? Two. That's why 1 divided by 1/2 is 2. I never got it either until I took...
I can't stand mistakes in grammar and spelling on advertisements and signs, especially those huge ones in front of stores and restaurants.
I understand the extra credit part, but once a student has lost all of their points, they have no reason to avoid behaviors that would lose them...
Have you ever had a student get down to zero points? What do you do then? I am having a hard time with my 6th graders being unprepared and could...
Our friends have a baby who is a week old. There were complications during delivery. He was born with a broken arm and he has Erb's palsy in the...
Change it whenever you want. When I was student teaching in 1st grade my supervising teacher eloped suddenly over spring break. She came back...
Play "Help!" by the Beatles because everyone needs to "help" until the job is done.
I disagree with Dallas. I feel that the students do what teachers have selected/directed them to do every day. We can cut them a break on the...
I think you'll be fine. Last week I gave a spelling test with the word "impede" using the sentence "We must impede the weed growth." Of course...
I have never had a student teacher but my advice would be to only take a ST if you really want one. I was stuck with someone who didn't really...
I've resorted back to the elementary system where the first time they talk without permission they get their name on the board. Second time =...
I'm not sure going to the principal would be a good idea. She and this teacher don't really get along. I think it would just be one more thing...
For me it depends on the parent. The parents I see more often and know better I address by their first name. (Usually this is after they've...
Yesterday two different class periods worth of kids came to me with a problem. They feel that a particular teacher "hates" them. They feel they...
Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Exactly. I would become a full-time mom and do tutoring/homework help on the side just because I love kids.
I had this exact thought while driving home today! I have a student who has soooo much potential but a very unstable home life. (Mom's in jail,...
Our school counts each unexcused tardy as a demerit. 5 demerits (for any reason) = detention
