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Waching the Slar Wowne: April 2010
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Thursday, April 22, 2010. Eats, Shoots, and Leaves. Finally, we are finally. Doing punctuation. I lurve. Punctuation, I just loave. It, especially commas. My redoubtable, Vaderesque philosophy professor in college, discussing a paper I had written, once told me "Watching you with semicolons - it's like a child with a new toy.". He didn't mean it as a compliment; but I've toned it down a bit since then; I think. Doubtless a leftover from my years-long Chesterton binge. What a lovely fedora! They are going...
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Waching the Slar Wowne: November 2009
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Sunday, November 22, 2009. I don't mean to make this a blog where I continually make fun of my students. But then, I don't think of it as "making fun"—just a kind of fond laughing at their foibles. Parents can laugh at their kids, right? So, so can teachers, right? It's not like I play "warp the kid" like a certain godfather of mine used to do. And when someone fills out a vocabulary card like this.well, it probably means I didn't explain what I wanted very clearly. Excerpt:. What I think it means. 2) Sh...
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Waching the Slar Wowne: March 2010
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Thursday, March 25, 2010. What Warms a Teacher's Heart. I have a "Help Sheet" that I make available to the students. It's a half sheet of paper where they check off one of various options - "I'm missing a handout" or "I want to know how I'm doing in this class" or "I'd like to request a seat change," etc. Below there's room for comments. They fill it out and drop it in my box. Got this yesterday from Kaelijn, in math class:. Wednesday, March 24, 2010. How to Irritate People. Wednesday, March 10, 2010.
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Waching the Slar Wowne: Rules
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Thursday, April 1, 2010. Zeke is a rule-abiding kid who likes to pretend to be a punk. Either that, or he's a punk who likes to pretend to be a rule-abiding kid. I've never been sure, but give him just enough lunch detentions to keep him in line. Today in math class he said something like, "Rules are stupid! I countered with: "Without rules there would be chaos. Do you want chaos? He said, "Yeah! So I pelted him with the whiteboard eraser, to demonstrate chaos. I tried to save face: "See? That would have...
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Waching the Slar Wowne: May 2010
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Friday, May 7, 2010. I hate grading math tests. You look at some math tests and you think, "This student needs to take more care with his work." You look at some other math tests and you think, "This student has difficulty with her spatial imagination." And you look at still other math tests and you say, "This student is a raving lunatic.". Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). I teach at an inner-city charter school in Phoenix. It's freaking hard, and I love it. View my complete profile. A Draught of Vintage.
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Waching the Slar Wowne: February 2010
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Saturday, February 27, 2010. Is a discipline practiced by various members of my family. Whereas mainstream gardening consists in careful cultivation of some forms of plant life, to the vigilant exclusion of others, Negative Gardening is based on the beliefs:. That all forms of life are good and deserve the right to flourish;. That our attitude towards the things (and plants) Providence casts our way ought to be one of grateful acceptance, not miserly discrimination;. Also, healthy dollops of laziness.
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Waching the Slar Wowne: For a change
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Monday, April 5, 2010. Reina (6th grade), today during math class:. You made me understand. The only thing that dulled the pleasure of this compliment was the astonished tone in which she said it. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). I teach at an inner-city charter school in Phoenix. It's freaking hard, and I love it. View my complete profile. A Draught of Vintage. Stuck in my head. Oh My God - Ida Maria. Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas . Me Gusta, Me Gusta - Los Buitr. Staying up late with.
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Waching the Slar Wowne: I hate grading math tests
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Friday, May 7, 2010. I hate grading math tests. You look at some math tests and you think, "This student needs to take more care with his work." You look at some other math tests and you think, "This student has difficulty with her spatial imagination." And you look at still other math tests and you say, "This student is a raving lunatic.". May 30, 2010 at 8:44 PM. July 22, 2010 at 12:04 AM. You are quite the enjoyable read. Write on. July 22, 2010 at 9:25 AM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Waching the Slar Wowne: Eats, Shoots, and Leaves
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Thursday, April 22, 2010. Eats, Shoots, and Leaves. Finally, we are finally. Doing punctuation. I lurve. Punctuation, I just loave. It, especially commas. My redoubtable, Vaderesque philosophy professor in college, discussing a paper I had written, once told me "Watching you with semicolons - it's like a child with a new toy.". He didn't mean it as a compliment; but I've toned it down a bit since then; I think. Doubtless a leftover from my years-long Chesterton binge. What a lovely fedora! They are going...
