Quirky Quips & Sewing Snips
My students had a very huge amount of work to get done in a very short time. Because of this they were writing furiously and quietly for almost 40 minutes. They were all hunched over their desks making no noise save pencil scratching and an occassional sniffle. I decided they [...]
For a few moments today I actually had the joy of feeling like a teacher. I was working one-on-one with Mona on an introduction to division lesson. Mona has severe math anxiety and it interfers with her learning. Today my slow careful patience with her paid off. I got to [...]
More work, but not more time. Higher expectations, no appreciation. New curriculum, no training. Memos today detailing work to be finished yesterday. I wake every morning with a headache and a sore jaw from grinding my teeth in my sleep. It’s all about scores, not kids. Less and less I [...]
I always thought these things were made up until I received a few myself. An excerpt from a child’s paper (1997): Martin Luther King was a great man. He believed everybody should be treated the same even if they were different colors and religions. Some people didn’t like Rev. King’s [...]
We’re out of Kleenex in my classroom. This is allergy season. My nose is running like a faucet, and the Kleenex box is empty. The Kleenex is mine. I bought it. It sits on my desk — but I am not the one who used a whole box in just [...]