Another post I wrote and never posted. This I emailed to myself November 16th, right before the Thanksgiving break:
I need to re-read How to Teach so Kids can Learn. Every time I go into a conference (today during my conferene period, today after school, and then set up another for Friday) I feel I’m [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘teaching’
March 9, 2009
On Parent Conferences
March 7, 2009
On Bi-Polar Thinking
I found a post I wrote a while back and never posted. I figured I’d go ahead and throw it out here, just for grins. I probably wrote this in December or January.
Sometimes I wonder if I just barely made “sane.” As in, you need a 70 or above to score medication, and I got [...]
January 29, 2009
“A Few Honest Words”
I used this as part of my lesson Thursday and Friday last week, after the Inauguration. I had the students compare and contrast the message in this song with that of Juanes’s “Odio por amor” (we also did CLOZE activities with the song, etc.) I came across the link through one of the people I [...]
January 17, 2009
Like Whitesnake, “Here I Go Again”…
Regardless of how I feel about things now, in January, I have to finish the semester through June. As much as I may dislike my job — and myself at my job — right now, I’m not going to quit mid-year.*
Since I have to stay, I might as well give it one more shot; try [...]
January 13, 2009
On Bi-Polar Thinking
Sometimes I wonder if I just barely made “sane.” As in, you need a 70 or above to score medication, and I got a 68.
I’m hating my job right now. And I’m doing a terrible job at it — the students have been working on their semester exam reviews, so I’ve just sat at my [...]
January 7, 2009
On Tutoring and Availability
I tend to spend too much time at school, before and after my contract time. Since I’m likely to be there anyway, why not make myself available to my students?
My tutoring hours are every day, before and after school, unless I have a meeting. Great! Kids can come see me anytime!
You have sports after school? [...]
December 27, 2008
Signs that I need a break (if not a new job)
I’m out of DFW this week, visiting my mom and the rest of the family, also in town for the holidays. My sister lives in another state, so whenever she comes home (about 2-3 times a year) she has a small get-together to see all her in-town friends. One of these friends happens to teach [...]
October 19, 2008
“Dammit, Jim! I’m a teacher, not a martyr!”
I didn’t grade a thing this weekend. I didn’t plan one lesson. But that’s OK.
(Yes, I’m still behind and will pay for it this week, but I’m still at peace with myself.)
Just because I have chosen to be a teacher does not mean I should be expected to slave away every weekend. I need time [...]
October 19, 2008
Homecoming Dance Chaperoning
Hubby and I chaperoned the Homecoming Dance last night. I thought it would be fun.
Was able to hoodwink Hubby into doing this with me because the location for the dance was a place I knew he’d like to go to. Because I was not yet wise to the ways of these things, I said we [...]
