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Living the dream . . .: Oops . . .

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Sunday, November 16, 2008. This might not SEEM directly related to teaching, but I promise that it is. I was sitting in my living room earlier this evening, grading papers and finalizing a few lesson plans for tomorrow, when I heard the incredibly obnoxious and slightly nauseating sound of . . . a cat in heat. More specifically, MY cat in heat. My male cat. Chasing my female cat. And, well, I won't provide any more sensory details (you can use your imagination). The dilemmas I face.

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Living the dream . . .: Teacher Dance-off: Results

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Sunday, November 16, 2008. I lost the first round. Not only was I not surprised, I also was not disappointed. As much fun as it was to completely humiliate myself in front of almost 200 kids once, I had no desire to repeat the performance. It's kind of a once-in-a-lifetime deal. Probably embarrassing for her, but endearing for me. Extra credit, anyone? On a side note- I bought a really cute dress this weekend for a friend's wedding in December. SO excited! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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Living the dream . . .: Highlights

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Wednesday, November 19, 2008. A parent is angry with me because her son received a failing grade on a project that was photocopied from a book. And in the middle of all of the above, we were supposed to be grading benchmarks. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Living the dream . . . Fun anecdotes and (what I hope are) insightful observations from my (former) 6th grade classroom in South Philadelphia and (current) 6th grade classes in Camden. Big Changes, Small Moments*. View my complete profile.

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Living the dream . . .: April 2008

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Wednesday, April 30, 2008. 1 Sometimes, if your cousin gets stabbed, the police will come. And instead of arresting the guy who stabbed him, they will grab your cousin "real rough" and throw him into the back of the police car. They will take him to the hospital, but he will die anyway. 3 Warm weather makes me lazy. It makes my kids even lazier. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Living the dream . . . View my complete profile. Meet some of my friends!

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Living the dream . . .: The Exodus begins

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Monday, November 17, 2008. Two teachers are leaving. This is not comparable to a "normal" job, when people frequently leave and are replaced. An exodus of teachers means emotional students who feel like they have been abandoned by an adult they cared about (or like they ran off a teacher they didn't like). It also implies an increased teaching/planning load for everyone else. I want to stay positive- I do love most of my students- but it might be time to start sending out resumes. View my complete profile.

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Living the dream . . .: May 2008

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Tuesday, May 27, 2008. Attention teachers: please disregard the fire alarm. We are testing the alarm system.". I thought the alarm would go of for a second or two, then stop. I thought this might be a recurring theme throughout the morning. I knew it would be disruptive, but let's be honest- it's the first day back at school after a 3 day weekend, with 18 days of school left. How much is there to disrupt? As a side note-. Friday, May 23, 2008. Ms Jenkins was the nicest teacher! We had a 3 hour assembly t...

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Living the dream . . .: Big Changes, Small Moments*

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Tuesday, November 11, 2008. Big Changes, Small Moments*. I was really struck by the difference in school culture yesterday morning, when a small group of students returning from a conference presented their chants to the student body. Nobody was extremely rude, but the lack of enthusiasm was overwhelming- the contrast from the beginning of the school year was just so stark. Then one of my favorite students, D.P., responded, "Why don't you guys ever want to do work? Don't you want to go to college?

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Living the dream . . .: Teacher Dance-Off

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Thursday, November 13, 2008. We are having a teacher dance-off tomorrow. Those of you who know me (and I think that's everyone who reads this), know that I am a bad, terrible, God-awful dancer. I'm currently teaching my kids about figurative language, so when I first referred to myself as the world's worst dancer, I immediately thought, "hyperbole." Then I realized that it might not be a hyperbole. I might actually be the world's worst dancer. We'll see where it gets me tomorrow. ;).

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Living the dream . . .: The Internet Room

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Tuesday, November 18, 2008. The wireless internet only works in one room of our school: the copy room. This means that I spend much of my planning time hanging out with my laptop on my lap, huddled in a corner with the other teachers who need internet to write lesson plans (or, in this case, write a blog entry). We're also out of paper. They listen sometimes. And learn things. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Living the dream . . . Big Changes, Small Moments*. View my complete profile.