Merry Christmas from SupTeach!
Posted in Lighthearted on Dec 24th, 2008 1 Comment »
Merry Christmas and a VERY MERRY Winter Break to all!
Archive for December, 2008
What the hell, edublogs?
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 21st, 2008 No Comments »
Edublogs is apparently embedding ad-links into posts of their users. If you’ve been wondering why random words like backpack, bathroom, and cough contain links to various places, there’s your answer. If edublogs wants to link our readers to ads on sidebars, that’s fine with us. But within our content? We don’t know about that. The [...]
a teacher’s confession
Posted in Lighthearted, Teacher Perks on Dec 18th, 2008 No Comments »
I AM SO DONE WITH THIS WEEK…AND IT JUST STARTED.
I apologize, students, for my lack of enthusiasm that is sure to show as the week progresses.
I try to remain even tempered as a teacher. No matter what’s on my mind outside of work I make sure to be calm in front of my classes. If [...]
Improved Teacher Working Conditions – Something We Need
Posted in Education Article Meanderings, Reflections, Struggles on Dec 14th, 2008 2 Comments »
A recent article from education innovation highlights similarities between the work conditions of teachers, students, and prisoners. Though the table’s a bit exaggerated, they do have a point…
One huge gripe I have against teaching is the constant workload. There’s always something that needs to be done. During the school day, I’m grinding non-stop from the [...]
The Classroom = Germatropolis
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 13th, 2008 2 Comments »
Heater on. Door shut. Backpacks on the floor. Scarves on necks. Binder, paper, pencils on desk. It’s cold out there.
Students cough death left and right. Left and right. Noses blown. Tissue containers (provided by my own budget) vanish daily.
But learning… must. go. on.
Aaaand, I think I should either eat more oranges or buy myself a [...]
And reality hits…I’m still a student
Posted in Higher Ed, Struggles on Dec 11th, 2008 No Comments »
I come into an office in the morning. I get a paycheck every two weeks. Weekly meetings. Performance evaluations. 20 page research paper.
[beat]
One of those things didn’t happen last year.
An Emotional Roller Coaster
Posted in Reflections, Struggles on Dec 11th, 2008 2 Comments »
Teaching continues to be up and down for me. This week, Monday made the other side greener than ever. Grass freshly cut and sparkling. Tuesday and Wednesday were up. Way up. I was happy with my lessons. They were engaging. I was liking my students, despite all the little antics. Hey man, they’re high schoolers [...]
Blindly Moving Forward
Posted in First-Year, Growth, Reflections, Struggles on Dec 7th, 2008 5 Comments »
Teaching geometry during my first year felt like one long trial run. It was my first time teaching content, my first time encountering common misconceptions, my first time exploring what kind of lessons would be most engaging and effective. It was difficult to anticipate where we’d take a wrong turn, to pinpoint what works and [...]
First post from a first year with his first free 10 minutes
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 6th, 2008 1 Comment »
To teach is like to reach
for an apple that runs away but looks so sweet
so we keep on reaching…
I’ve aged three for every night, my kids wallow in grammar worksheets and Science outlines
history texts and 8am wrecks
math problems and home problems
vocab activities and 2:20 revelries (unless you got detention, then it’s 3:20 ya dig?)
fractions and inverse [...]
guilty
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 3rd, 2008 3 Comments »
see post below.
I, Ms. R, am guilty of not blogging in a really long time. Thank you for the push, Mr. G! The biggest reason I haven’t written anything is because student-teaching and classes have been kicking my butt… with a steel toe boot. We’re all busy though, especially this time of year. (I’d just [...]
