tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116553676933441796.post7014837414625684547..comments2023-05-13T04:11:48.260-05:00Comments on Cool and Hip, I Am Not: A Day in the Life (of me)Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134783487886396939noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116553676933441796.post-28852564804182596152009-05-13T09:31:00.000-05:002009-05-13T09:31:00.000-05:00:sigh:
You are just going to be the best teacher....:sigh:<br /><br />You are just going to be the best teacher. Care to move to St. Louis so you can teach my kids some day?SarahHubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11906484079798081988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116553676933441796.post-21401224400415069552009-05-11T16:02:00.000-05:002009-05-11T16:02:00.000-05:00as a kid i always wanted to be a teacher
i use to...as a kid i always wanted to be a teacher<br /><br />i use to have "class" with all of the neighbor kids and assigned them homework and all LOL<br /><br />oxMs.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15746583719895564502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116553676933441796.post-5826371544215950772009-05-10T13:53:00.000-05:002009-05-10T13:53:00.000-05:00I could never, ever, ever teach anything below col...I could never, ever, ever teach anything below college. Even when I did teach a college-level course, I felt so much pressure to perform and be entertaining as well as informative that it stressed me out. I think a lot of people <I>think</I> they want to be teachers, but there are only a few who are really successful. It sounds like you're one of the good ones.Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263822103263562647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116553676933441796.post-83112543738889427792009-05-09T13:27:00.000-05:002009-05-09T13:27:00.000-05:00Fiona--Thank-you. :) I love that poem.
Boo-- Tha...Fiona--Thank-you. :) I love that poem. <br /><br />Boo-- Thank-you. Most of the time I feel like I am saying things like, "Now, what was I doing?" or trying to figure out who is lying, who is telling the truth and is it worth giving a punishment. My mind never turns off. As far as grading the sentences, I only mark it wrong if they spell the word wrong. I will make comment if the word is used incorrectly though. Now if it was a vocabulary or language lesson....that's a different story.<br /><br />The other day I said something like, "Oh kids, now we are going to..." and for some reason I stopped myself and told them I wasn't going to call them kids anymore. My education prof once told us not to refer to students as "kids" instead we should call them students or children. Especially when writing formal lesson plans. 'Kids' are baby goats. <br /><br />It stuck with them, because I called them kids yesterday and they all were like, "What?!! We are not baby goats!!"Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09134783487886396939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116553676933441796.post-65746199148645751282009-05-09T10:09:00.000-05:002009-05-09T10:09:00.000-05:00Here's the thing. I can honestly say I would not ...Here's the thing. I can honestly say I would not make a good teacher. I've never been able to organize my thoughts into a way a kindergarten student or a 4th grader would understand. I try, boy do I try...but I know I often confuse my own kids. LOL <br /><br />So I have all the respect in the world for teachers who know just what to say and just what to do. <br /><br />You sound like the kind of teacher I'd want my kids to have. <br /><br />And frankly, those sentences are beyond precious. :) <br /><br />How do you grade them though? I mean, no way could I mark those wrong. LOLBridgetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04844738855874754351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116553676933441796.post-20783765781667616422009-05-09T07:33:00.000-05:002009-05-09T07:33:00.000-05:00Oh, Heather. I wish all teachers were like you.
...Oh, Heather. I wish all teachers were like you. <br /><br />Here's a "spelling word" poem for you. I think it's Ogden Nash, but it might be someone else:<br /><br />Ruth and Johnnie, <br />Side by side,<br />Went out for an auto ride.<br />They hit a tree,<br />Ruth hit a bump.<br />And Johnnie went on,<br />Ruthlessly.Fionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13621216725935523487noreply@blogger.com