September 2008 - Posts
Today's call came really early. I had planned to go shopping with my daughter, so I was up and almost ready. We moved our shopping trip to later in the day, and I was off and running. Of course, I saved a little money by not having a full shopping day.
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I just love to laugh, and when something hits me as funny, every time I remember it, I break into smiles all over again. Last week I had the job of substituting in an eighth grade class. By the way, either eighth graders are getting taller,
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In my opinion, students should arrive at school looking like they have come to learn. I must admit that I think a strict dress code makes a big difference in the feeling tone of the school. I found this video on Darren's Right on the Left
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My thoughts this morning were not on the fact that regardless of what is happening, birthdays still roll around once a year. I wasn't looking in the mirror wondering when the new wrinkles had arrived. Instead, I was sipping my first cup of
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Cassy's post on Reach for More called Dedication and dehydration hit home with me. I am already falling into the old pattern of not drinking enough water. I developed a serious case of kidney stones when I was a classroom teacher. The
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When choosing a career, students can find a lot of choices in the medical profession. As an educator, I am currently being trained to teach adult classes at a hospital and am thrilled to be a member of the education department. I am excited
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Once I redecorated my classroom and was so proud of its new look when one of my son's friends came by and said, "Gads, that paper is so bright that it makes me want to scream!" Sadly, I removed the bright lime green paper. His spontaneous
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I was up and ready to go when my phone rang. My sub job was canceled. Oh my! A day to play. What to do? What to do? Yesterday I was a first grade teacher, and boy was I busy. I need to go back and read all of the first
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I had an anxiety attack during an evaluation several years ago. My lesson was rock solid, and I knew the subject matter inside out. The problem was that my principal at the time was one intimidating lady. She marked teachers down just
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I just have to share a site that I found on Pat's Successful Teaching blog. If you haven't done so already, you should add her blog to your must read list. Anyway, as a science challenged individual, I found The Periodic Table of Videos site
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Who would have thought that being retired could be so much fun? I wish that blogging had been around when I was a regular teacher. It's so much fun to just share thoughts and experiences. I absolutely love being back in the classroom.
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After jumping in and subbing a few days, I seem to be back in the teaching mode. It's not the same as having my own class, but I think that as I become more familiar with the schools, teachers, and students, it will definitely get easier. After
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If students won't work for the joy of a job well done, some schools are offering hard cash for improving test scores. Students in Baltimore can receive as much as $110 each if they buckle down and improve their scores on state graduation exams, and New
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Students who fail to show up for school in Texas this year might just find that school officials come a knockin'. State officials have said that failing to meet the federal dropout standard could for the first time count against campuses in their ratings.
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Everybody needs a Patrick Swayze. His role in Dirty Dancing is one that I will never forget. He totally supported the character Baby in her endeavors to develop a personality of her own and stand up for herself. As school starts, there
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Today was my first day to substitute, and I am so tired that I just came home and crashed. It's a good tired, and I really loved being back in the classroom again. It's a lot different from being the real classroom teacher. I think it
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Students who are doing well in school usually have a support team at home. Instead of worrying about zeroes and grades below fifty and how these grades should not be recorded in the gradebook, parents should get their kids to value school work enough
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