Quirky Quips & Sewing Snips
The school had the second quarter rewards party today for the kids who made their behavior and academic goals. We have a system set up where the kids can earn “school cash” which spends at the student store for healthy, low-fat, low-sugar snacks or school supplies. The money can also [...]
I am partial to whole milk, however I’ve heard and read all the same artery clogging articles you have. I’ve trained myself to drink 2%, but I don’t enjoy milk the way I used to. Mostly I cook with it or add it to my oatmeal. Occasionally I will drink [...]
There is still no internet at school. I ran home for lunch to check my email. I cannot stand not having you all at my fingertips. There is also no heat in my classroom. I came home to thaw out. Those dang brick buildings hold in the chill. It is [...]
Good teaching practices are drilled into us at every teacher inservice. One of the good teaching practices harped on is limited lecture time. The average attention span for optimal learning is one minute per year of age. Therefore the average ten year old child has a ten minute attention span. [...]
If you give away seven cents, what is the probability of getting a $1.75 in return? I told my after-school tutoring kids we were going to work on probability. I handed each of them a penny. As I pressed the penny into each student’s palm, I said, “Here. I want [...]