tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post5315439801515646384..comments2024-03-18T22:44:53.542-05:00Comments on Learn Me Good: Green Eggs and MathMister Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797744114515551901noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-19138857957809920282008-10-01T15:48:00.000-05:002008-10-01T15:48:00.000-05:00Try giving them sentences starters, at least for q...Try giving them sentences starters, at least for questions of a type that you are likely to give repeatedly (like the "give an example... explain" question). Model what a good answer looks like, provide the sentence starters, then slowly wean them off those supports.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-17701586696906717652008-09-27T15:37:00.000-05:002008-09-27T15:37:00.000-05:00AA, doesn't it suck??Chyck, good luck, I hope it s...AA, doesn't it suck??<BR/><BR/>Chyck, good luck, I hope it sticks!<BR/><BR/>Scribe, I'd love to email you about my shop, but I don't have your email address, and I couldn't find it on your blog! Please email ME, then I'll email you back.Mister Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00797744114515551901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-25556139229223428032008-09-27T15:17:00.000-05:002008-09-27T15:17:00.000-05:00Dr. Seuss is my fave. If the kids don't get ma...Dr. Seuss is my fave. If the kids don't get math & science, why not just teach Theodore Geisel instead?<BR/><BR/>OK, 2 quick things:<BR/><BR/>1. I'd love to write a post about your Mr. Teacher store. Could you e-mail me with details of its beginnings and your thoughts on Teacher Web Commerce?<BR/>2. BTW, don't forget my Silly Sunday Sweepstakes tomorrow--I've got a sweet snap for ya. Remember, it's all about Sharing the Caption Love!Melissa B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13172152515024862967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-37354032651258894532008-09-27T03:12:00.000-05:002008-09-27T03:12:00.000-05:00Funny you mention this...we are going to try to us...Funny you mention this...we are going to try to use the wonderful inspiration of how to approach <A HREF="http://writingfix.com/RICA/constructed_response.htm" REL="nofollow">constructed response questions from The Writing Fix website</A> next week at our in-service. "We" would be a few of us English department fools trying to spread good writing cheer throughout the school. Oy...HappyChyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00586840416488114845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-77079750493088680512008-09-26T16:18:00.000-05:002008-09-26T16:18:00.000-05:00LOL! We fight that battle here too. The kids do OK...LOL! We fight that battle here too. The kids do OK (ish) on multiple choice questions but the 'open response' ones are the ones that bring the scores down on the state tests.Almost Americanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17865905831387595915noreply@blogger.com