I'm in the same boat at the original poster. Only I teach 9th and 10th and am having trouble with my 9th graders. I tried using "class-yes"...
I just wrote a really long post - maybe I should have read this first! :) I'm also having difficulty with one of my mostly freshman Algebra...
Sorry this is so terribly long - I need help with one of my classes and have no clue what went wrong and how to bring it back!!! If you don't get...
Hey - Texas is a cool place - don't judge the entire state by this almost 3 yr. old list that doesn't even list "banned" books, so much as...
I never said that there should be a shortcut - I was just looking for advice on the best way to have them remember them and know when to use them....
I've never gotten a flu shot in my life. So, I guess my answer is: no. :)
Oh wait, not all of those books are banned. Some are just restricted to certain age levels, or taken off class reading lists (though not banned if...
To Kill a Mockingbird was on there? I grew up in Texas schools and was required to read it one year. I mean, I did graduate 9 years ago...
I just posted this on the Secondary Education board, but I realized that elementary teachers might have an idea too, so I'm posting it here as...
Does anyone know if there is some type of program available that will allow me to create my own geometric figures? I'm imagining something similar...
I know it's not exactly the same thing, but even though I'm a math teacher now, I didn't grow up especially loving math, nor was I a math major or...
I was going to suggest The Number Devil too. I haven't read it yet, but I checked it out from the library and have thumbed through it and it seems...
My classes are also very similar to this as far as structure. I do try to give time to work on homework too (I teach at a performing arts charter...
At our school, we don't hire outside subs, so we have to cover for any missing teachers and find/beg other teachers to cover for us. And of course...
I'm probably a different case than most, but I PREFER email communication and I check/answer parent/student emails at all times of the day. Of...
Your husband is probably just worried that you'll end up in the wrong place or get stuck someplace that makes you even unhappier, or that if you...
Thank you so much robinsky! I had a feeling it had something to do with dividing by 12 that threw me off. I try to keep these brain farts to a...
Hi all - this is the first time I've been to this site in about a month. I honestly didn't know it was going to be this crazy the first several...
Hey guys - I have a question about a problem I gave on a recent Algebra test and wondering if anyone can fill me in on the (probably obvious)...
I have a Mac and use a Smartboard. I can plug my laptop directly into the projector and run it off my laptop (I've tried it with both an ibook and...
