tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post3276236185572795158..comments2024-03-18T22:44:53.542-05:00Comments on Learn Me Good: The noticably less than Amazing RaceMister Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797744114515551901noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-89519005679131989562009-10-12T14:14:25.784-05:002009-10-12T14:14:25.784-05:00Your blog is outstanding! Here is the url of the b...Your blog is outstanding! Here is the url of the blog from the archives of the Sandusky Library, if you would like to take a look:<br /><br />http://sanduskyhistory.blogspot.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-44320244130348118502009-05-06T16:37:00.000-05:002009-05-06T16:37:00.000-05:00Anonymous, you're right. I hadn't noticed that I ...Anonymous, you're right. I hadn't noticed that I got noticeably wrong, so thanks for putting me on notice.<br /><br />And let's think this through before accusing me of underlying hatred. I'm sure your parents have gotten frustrated with you many times in your life and complained about bad habits you may have had. Does this mean they feel hatred towards you? Of course not! I don't have any hatred for my kids, just frustration from time to time. BIG difference.<br /><br />Thanks for commenting, by the way. Nice to see kids in school keeping up with educational websites. :)Mister Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00797744114515551901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-9522399430642339532009-05-06T00:57:00.000-05:002009-05-06T00:57:00.000-05:00You know you can't expect them to act mature, they...You know you can't expect them to act mature, they're just little kids. You talk about them like you have a subconscious hatred towards them. You decided to be a grade school teacher so you should know how to cope with their childish ways of trying to be cool and attracting attention towards themselves. If you can't handle the heat, stay out of the kitchen.<br />BTW I'm a high school student, and you spelled noticeably wrong. there's an E in it. haha i think somebody should be teaching you how to spell.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-13377913447626112072009-03-28T00:27:00.000-05:002009-03-28T00:27:00.000-05:00I usually do the random calling thing (like the po...I usually do the random calling thing (like the popsicle sticks, without the sticks), but if we're doing quick computations, or just general questions, I let them shout out the answer.<BR/>We had been talking about length, and I was trying to get them to see that 31 inches was less than 26 feet (once again emphasizing how doggone important UNITS are). I have a yardstick taped to my whiteboard, so I held my hands up about 31 inches apart and said "THIS is 31 inches! 26 feet is about how long this whole wall is! Is THIS (again holding my hands 31 inches apart) longer than this whole wall??"<BR/><BR/>"YES!!" they shouted with enthusiasm, as my hope in the future died a slow death.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and CA, these are 3rd graders...Mister Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00797744114515551901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-35321627350839415152009-03-27T17:37:00.000-05:002009-03-27T17:37:00.000-05:00What grade is this? I'm assuming middle schoolers,...What grade is this? I'm assuming middle schoolers, but they sound like kindergartners.Farnnayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09833826535761502269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-69497936202595672852009-03-27T00:15:00.000-05:002009-03-27T00:15:00.000-05:00Blurting, and diarrhea of the mouth seems common t...Blurting, and diarrhea of the mouth seems common this time of the year. My poor third graders get to see me the entire day since we are self contained, so blurting out poo poo was getting far too annoying. This is when I go to the Popsicle sticks to see who the next lucky victim will be.Cougarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993977204754114731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-70340726449625960012009-03-26T20:59:00.000-05:002009-03-26T20:59:00.000-05:00I teach gifted kids so 'being first' and 'being do...I teach gifted kids so 'being first' and 'being done' is always an issue. I've suggested to some classroom teachers not to let kids turn stuff in when they are finished but hold it at their desks until it is time to move on. With really bright kids having them do rushed work over may help break the 'me first' habit. <BR/><BR/>Did this blog mention 'being first'? or was it about blurting? If it was about blurting then you might get rid of hand raising and blurting all together and call on people at random. I hate the handraising thing anyway----nboschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14219753105416637743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-59120425660143313252009-03-26T14:04:00.000-05:002009-03-26T14:04:00.000-05:00I shared a witticism the other day with a class of...I shared a witticism the other day with a class of 11th-graders that contains 2 seniors. The seniors are allowed to leave 5 minutes early on Friday. These 2 had been obnoxious, and I wasn't about to let them go. One of them, trying to be witty, said something like, "It's so ironic that you won't let us go early." Dummy. No irony involved. I then said, "Well, what's ironic is that I'm sitting here in an 11th-grade English class has 2 seniors in it."Melissa B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13172152515024862967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-24595026133472090752009-03-25T02:28:00.000-05:002009-03-25T02:28:00.000-05:00I have the exact same problem with my first grader...I have the exact same problem with my first graders! We had a big talk about this today. The shouting of random crap really annoys me. They know the "look" that means "are you freakin' kidding me!." My teammate bought a poster that says "Think before you speak" and it has a picture of an ugly ostrich. Whenever her kids say or do something ridiculous, she just points to the picture because she told them that's how they look when they do that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-37070891266380491012009-03-24T21:36:00.000-05:002009-03-24T21:36:00.000-05:00I totally feel your pain with my 2nd graders.....I totally feel your pain with my 2nd graders.....Barbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04618853503620206559noreply@blogger.com