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Chuckles of the Week
"One of my students told another student that her breath smells like leftover chicken."
"I was telling my students that we would not grade their journals on
content. For example, "If B. writes that his favorite music is gangsta'
rap, I won't grade him down because I don't happen to like rap." A
scrawny blonde boy in a church camp tee-shirt looked up at me and
deadpanned, "That's pimp, yo." I have to admit, I started laughing too
hard to reprimand him for saying pimp in class."
"One of my students tattled on his buddy "making natural gas" during the
lab we were doing. Since we are studying Sustainability, I asked him if
it was renewable or non-renewable. He chuckled and said it was
"renewable because there's more where that came from." At least he's
absorbing the content!"
I look forward to catching up with you all!
Mrs. C
I
took my kids to see Toy Story 3, and of course, I noticed things that
only a preschool teacher would notice. Whoever designed Sunnyside got
the details right: the mismatched furniture, the art projects made with
found objects, and of course, the donated toys. Sunnyside looks like a
place with a low budget, trying to do right by the kids who go there.
Piles
of clutter? You never know when you might need something and the money
won’t be in the budget. A little dirty and run-down? That’s the way it
goes when you have a single elderly custodian trying to keep the place
clean. My daughter pointed out that there seemed to be an awful lot of
children and only a few teachers. Unfortunately, that is also the case
in many early childhood programs.
They
could have made Sunnyside look like a page from a Lakeshore catalog,
but I loved it the way it was. No wonder Barbie and Ken and all the
rest of the toys who stayed there seemed so happy at the end!
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"Oh to be 5 again eating Captain Crunch in front of my TV. These teenage
years are too full of angst" - One of my 15 year-old students on
adolescence!
I overheard one of the 1st graders
jumping up and down shouting to her teacher with great excitement "We're
celebrating Mario Day tomorrow!" Her teacher just shook his head. (Happy
Mario Day everyone...I mean Memorial Day!)
We got 100 bulbs from GE. After planting them, one of the teachers asked
what kind of bulbs we planted. One of my students proudly proclaimed
"light bulbs!"
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Dealing with parents is often the most difficult part of teaching.
However, education should be a partnership between students, teacher
and parents. If something breaks that partnership down, you have to
address it. Before reacting, take a look at things through the eyes of
your students and their parents.
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One of my students just told me "Ms. Diaz I want to be a cop when I grow up. How do you spell L.A.P.D?"
I told one of my students we all need to wear Snuggies because it was a
cold, rainy day. He later told another teacher we all need "noogies" in
our class.
One
of my 9th grade students told me "I am going to join a convict". When I
questioned it she said "you know, where the nuns are"
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A classroom you can hear laughter coming from on a daily basis is a
healthy classroom. Laughter and the noise of learning is different from
classroom chaos. New teachers will soon learn the difference.
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Adjust your lecture notes and educational plans to fit your students
and where they are in their educational journey. Remember, repeating
the same lecture, year after year, is deadly boring to both you and
your students. Even if they have never heard it before, your
presentation will be stale. Pay your students the courtesy of preparing
your class uniquely for them.
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It works better if your students know from the beginning of the year
what your rules, discipline policy and educational goals are for them.
Don’t change daily, be consistent. If you need to change a rule because
it isn’t working, hold a class discussion to alert the students and
allow them to have input.
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There is nothing wrong with occasionally rewarding your students for an
exceptional accomplishment. However, all rewards do not have to
intrinsic. Adults have extrinsic rewards and goals and so should
students at times. Don’t be afraid to say “Hey, you guys did so well on
this math test, lets have popcorn and a movie. I’m proud of you!” Of
course, you will need to know the school’s policy on rewards.
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Middle school science students love to adopt the persona of a mad
scientist. Embrace it! Let your little mad scientists present some
spectacular and showy science experiments to the class. This will
create all kinds of enthusiasm for science. Additionally, your other
students will absorb the information in a new fun way. The mad
scientist students will also gain a greater understanding of the
material by not only studying it but also teaching it.
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Be practical in your expectations for your students. Always strive for
improvement but understand how hard and how quickly you can push
students. Don’t expect miracles, but remember there is nothing a
student can’t learn on some level if it is presented correctly.
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It is easy to say - "I should not be held to higher standards just
because I’m a teacher." The truth is, you are a role-model for your
students, whether you wish to be or not. So, it is important that you
act accordingly. If you can’t accept holding higher standards or being
a role model, you may be in the wrong profession.
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No matter how hard you try, there will always be some students you
won't be able to reach or teach. Don't get discouraged. Instead, do the
very best you can and try every approach you can think of to educate
the student. And, always keep the student as the focus. Be sure not to
beat yourself up over what you might perceive as failure; you might be
making more of an impact than you think.