January 2013
Monthly Archive
Monthly Archive
Posted by stidmama on 26 Jan 2013 | Tagged as: education, Education Professional, teaching, Uncategorized
I am working through how to articulate good learning and study habits for my students.
Here is a simple list of DISPOSITIONS that I have come up with so far — do you have any you would add?
Posted by stidmama on 26 Jan 2013 | Tagged as: education, Gardens and Life, good things, Making a Difference, teaching, Uncategorized
For the last two weeks, I have been the “in charge” teacher in a classroom, and for at least another week longer. Maybe more.
Some days are much easier than others, and I have found it important to change the classroom culture dramatically. The students were accustomed to a fairly open environment, where they could talk and eat as much as they liked. They were not accustomed to turning in work on a daily basis, apparently.
However, I get tired of wiping down desks, watching students race through tasks haphazardly if at all, and waiting for them to finish speaking so I could teach. I got tired of being treated as a baby sitter who could be tricked and ignored. I decided to insist on respect from the students, and to respect them enough to tell them the truth…
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Posted by stidmama on 13 Jan 2013 | Tagged as: Education Professional, Family Matters, Gardens and Life, good things, Uncategorized
BANG! I started off the new year with both feet into the deep end…
I spent the first “back to school” day (January 2) recovering from the vacation and trying to get my substituting materials in order. Then I subbed the next two days. For a middle school class, the first day back after vacation and again the following day, a Friday. And survived.
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