Michelle on Apr 30 2008 | Filed under: The Personal, The Teaching
If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!I’ll tell ya what, something that can really take the fun out of blogging is doing those paid posts. I’ve made almost $4000 at this point, which has helped considerably, but I miss my hobby! I’m not even sure […]
Michelle on Apr 03 2008 | Filed under: The Teaching
I’ve been putting off signing my contract for a few days–I can’t say that I know why. Our secretary called me today and told me that she’d like it if I stayed and would I please turn it in.
So I asked a kiddo to take it down for me. I said, “Take it to […]
Michelle on Feb 08 2008 | Filed under: The Teaching
So today, my intern brought sushi rolls to work. They were the real deal, not the California rolls I play around with. She had seen all of my kiddos try the wasabi sauce the other day, and today, she let them all try one of the rolls. I had one too. It was my first […]
Michelle on Feb 08 2008 | Filed under: The Teaching
I’m getting three new kids on Monday. This is a relief, because I thought we were getting nine. The six other kids they were going to send were fighting. They decided to give them in-school suspension instead. I’m getting the kids who were caught smoking weed. You see, smoking weed is a much more dire […]
Michelle on Feb 07 2008 | Filed under: The Teaching
I gave the kids a picture of someone and told them to create a character out of him. Then I told them to imagine that he was a new student coming into our classroom. The results were very interesting. Some of the students had the guy pulling pranks, of course, but for others, the character […]
Michelle on Feb 05 2008 | Filed under: The Teaching
In our Geography books, we reached the Middle East today. I expected it to be a section, but no, it’s a chapter. One chapter in a book that has 36 of them. So we wonder why no one seems to have a clue about the Middle East, do we? Needless to say, I’m going to […]
Michelle on Feb 04 2008 | Filed under: The Personal, The Teaching
I went walking at lunchtime today. I decided that it was time to stop talking about it and just do it. It was a nice windy, 70 degree day. I walked in the historic district near my school, which is my favorite part of town. You notice so many more details when you are walking. […]
Michelle on Feb 02 2008 | Filed under: The Teaching
I’ve mentioned that I’ve taught some of my students how to crochet. I’ve only taught them three stitches, and how to turn around. So I was surprised when one of the boys came up with this fingerless glove.
I think it’s pretty cool. Whenever I attempt to do something random like that, it always comes […]
Michelle on Feb 02 2008 | Filed under: The Teaching
That inservice that I mentioned going to yesterday? I did learn one really interesting thing.
Here is how many of the states in the US plan how many prison beds they are going to build.
They look at state reading scores. A 4th grade reading level (in high school) is how they predict who is […]
Michelle on Feb 02 2008 | Filed under: The Teaching
One of my students left today. I particularly hated to see her go, for very selfish reasons. She had been a very reliable person to send to do my Xeroxing for me. She always finished her work early, and she would help out the rest of the day. When she left, she handed me a […]
