tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post2039725379505370390..comments2024-03-18T22:44:53.542-05:00Comments on Learn Me Good: The New Revised Teacher's DictionaryMister Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797744114515551901noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-84578248629185336412009-04-11T16:01:00.000-05:002009-04-11T16:01:00.000-05:00Sorry, I guess it's not self-explanatory! The caf...Sorry, I guess it's not self-explanatory! The cafeteria is "Kinko's" because that's where all the homework gets copied.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14229054922453438248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-88565598438931432202009-04-10T10:58:00.000-05:002009-04-10T10:58:00.000-05:00Non-ACT vocabulary: I work in remedial math with ...Non-ACT vocabulary: I work in remedial math with juniors who need help before taking the ACT. This week, one of the students asked me the meaning of a word. Let's just say it was a surprise to me and was not something that I think will be found on the ACT.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-15914432153575872182009-04-09T14:36:00.000-05:002009-04-09T14:36:00.000-05:00Hm we call choir practice a "Faculty Meeting" (wit...Hm we call choir practice a "Faculty Meeting" (with air quotes). We also have "The Shot Clinic" (the "Faculty Meeting" that takes place right after parents' night.)<BR/><BR/>I have an addition:<BR/><BR/>"Kinko's" - the cafeteria. (self explanatory)Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14229054922453438248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-12441190539040524262009-04-08T21:18:00.000-05:002009-04-08T21:18:00.000-05:00Oxygen vampires: students who do nothing but suck...Oxygen vampires: students who do nothing but suck air and take up space.Mrs. Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17730747441676219265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-2808340848500556932009-04-08T16:58:00.000-05:002009-04-08T16:58:00.000-05:00Don't forget REPITEACHING!!HERE ISA BIG ONE:Lines ...Don't forget REPITEACHING!!<BR/><BR/>HERE ISA BIG ONE:<BR/><BR/>Lines (li.nes) n. 1. Phrases assigned to disorderly students in a hope that they will get a clue and refrain from misbehavior 2. A cluster of students waiting for something such as lunch. Is usually single or double file, but sometimes paople group up. 3. The mathematical term. It is something that never ends and is commonly mixed up with line segments<BR/><BR/>USAGE: 1.Little Johnny had to write lines because he wouldn't stop disrupting math class.<BR/><BR/>2. There are two lunch lines- one has pizza; the other has gumbo.<BR/><BR/>3. A line nevr ends; a line segment does.Jason Ollerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14142481468973660297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-45988773240762801262009-04-07T19:28:00.000-05:002009-04-07T19:28:00.000-05:00Interesting how the "choir practice" entry is the ...Interesting how the "choir practice" entry is the one getting the most attention... Universal, can we say? ;)<BR/><BR/>I've already had a few other suggestions (in addition to Meg's) from the good folk at the a to z teacher stuff forums:<BR/><BR/>"frequent fliers" -- kids who are constantly in detention.<BR/><BR/>"wasted snow" -- snow which, had it occurred overnight before a school day (as it SHOULD HAVE!), would have led to a snow day. <BR/>[obviously, we don't use that term here in TX.]<BR/><BR/>[my favorite suggestion] <BR/>"Maximum input, minimum output (MIMO)" : The process where you as the teacher pour your heart out into your lessons while your students sit like bumps on a log, maybe grunting occassionally.Mister Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00797744114515551901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-41300136316712021482009-04-07T16:50:00.000-05:002009-04-07T16:50:00.000-05:00We call them Bored Meetings. Stepping to the door ...We call them Bored Meetings. Stepping to the door of your partner in crime to ask, "Aren't you on the agenda for the Bored Meeting after school tomorrow?" impresses the heck out of a class of angst-ridden adolescents.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-53120797337552874162009-04-07T01:55:00.000-05:002009-04-07T01:55:00.000-05:00Oh! Those are so wonderful! I'll be sure to use ...Oh! Those are so wonderful! I'll be sure to use them at least for my own entertainment. <BR/><BR/>I don't think we have a term like "choir practice." I think we call it happy hour or just say truthfully what we're doing and where we're going. I think my coworkers are kind of hardcore that way. And when I say, "Oh, it's going to be a vodka night!" it's not code for anything else...Boring.HappyChyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00586840416488114845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-82395764784507797122009-04-06T23:04:00.000-05:002009-04-06T23:04:00.000-05:00Ha! In our district, we call "choir practice" a "s...Ha! In our district, we call "choir practice" a "safety meeting," as in "I must attend a safety meeting right after school today or Johnny will be missing a finger tomorrow."<BR/><BR/>PS...should I see it as a sign that my word verification is "diedead?" Not kidding.Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05468422056345875269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-85156399592709846212009-04-06T20:39:00.000-05:002009-04-06T20:39:00.000-05:00In our math department, we call "Choir Practice", ...In our math department, we call "Choir Practice", "Book Club". As in, "Mrs H, will you be coming to the book club meeting Friday afternoon right after school?"<BR/><BR/>Mrs H: "Why of course, I would never dream of missing book club. They serve such delicious and refreshing beverages and my mind is always so stimulated when I leave."Kim Hugheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14765229714690518433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-85644129697805538692009-04-06T19:39:00.000-05:002009-04-06T19:39:00.000-05:00oooh! I have one!meanderthal 1) n. A dull-witted s...oooh! I have one!<BR/><BR/>meanderthal 1) n. A dull-witted student moving through his workbook at his own special pace. 2) v. The behavior of such a student.<BR/><BR/>Usage: John’s parents were so wealthy and well-connected that he meaderthaled through three years of English with perfect grades.<BR/><BR/>http://simpsonsparadox.com/2007/08/meaderthal.htmlMeghttp://www.simpsonsparadox.comnoreply@blogger.com