Monthly Archives: March 2010
Student-Parent-Teacher Conferences
Our mid-term student-led conferences start tomorrow (and of course, the weather’s going to be crappy for the three days we’ve got conferences scheduled. I like to dress a bit more formally for parent conference days than I do otherwise – … Continue reading
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Quick Hit: Not as Smart as You Think, Part II
Remember I told you about Jimmy? Get a load of what I found in my inbox this morning: Ms. George, will you please print this out when you get the chance? Mrs. Chili, I’m sending this to you as my … Continue reading
Protected: The Dream of the Blue Turtles
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Filed under colleagues, dumbassery, ethics, failure, frustrations, General Griping, I can't make this shit up..., I love my boss, Yikes!, You're kidding...right?
Really?
I’ve got this kid…. Let’s call him Jimmy. Jimmy’s one of those kids. I suspect that he’s got a terrible inferiority complex, because he covers and over-compensates so much that it’s almost comic. Nothing that comes out of the boy’s … Continue reading
Quick Hit: Not as Smart as You Think
Poor kid. He thought he had me. Here’s the post I had on the class’s website: • For homework tonight, please: * begin your primary research for your paper and start work on your annotated bibliography. I’ve attached a sample … Continue reading
Filed under funniness, I love my job, student chutzpah
Thank God I’m Not From Texas!
via campusprogress.org. I mean, really; what the fuck are these people thinking?!
Wednesday WTF
So, here’s what happened. I decided to take my juniors and seniors to Local U. to take advantage of the really great library presentation they offer there. Every semester, I take my freshman writing class to the library where a … Continue reading
Frustrated Friday
Has anyone else noticed a disturbance in the Force lately? I mean it, Everyone; this week has sucked. I’ve got this kid who insists on receiving different treatment than everyone else. He contends that he shouldn’t HAVE to follow the … Continue reading
Filed under dumbassery, failure, frustrations, I've got this kid....
Quick Hit: EVERY LAST ONE OF THEM!
Check this out; a charter school in the Chicago area has managed to get every single member of its (very first) graduating class into a four year college. Their creed makes me well up: The Urban Prep Creed We believe. … Continue reading
Filed under admiration, colleagues, I love my job, success!, Teaching, the good ones
Grammar Wednesday
Instead of giving you another grammar lesson, I’ve decided that I’m going to use today’s post to download my thinking about how to put together a grammar class. I was tasked with teaching a grammar class this semester, and I’ve … Continue reading
Filed under Grammar, lesson planning, Teaching
