overheard today, in the middle of a discussion about scatter plots: “Do moles have cancer? Do they affect your life?” I don’t know why I found that funny, but suddenly everything my students said was hilarious. Sometimes when I’m tired, I get really cranky or really loopy — either one, not both. Today I was…
read more »I’m tired of picking up after my students and maintaining the sharpened-pencil supply. Does anyone have any suggestions?
read more »I need more ideas for individual consequences that aren’t disruptive, don’t disrupt the flow of the class, and, most importantly, WORK! What do you do that works?
read more »I only do exit tickets when I’m feeling really ambitious (read: almost never), but if TFA asked me to write an exit ticket showing what I’ve learned so far, this is what it would look like: You will spend money on your kids. This is a very expensive job. I’ve bought everything from Twizzlers to…
read more »If I could go back and give my pre-TFA self some advice, this is what it would be: 1. read as many teaching books as you can get your hands on 2. observe as many classrooms as you can, just to get the feel for what day-to-day life is like in the classroom 3. see…
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