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 the 'Lighthearted' Category
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 [...]
My first Halloween as a teacher
Posted in Lighthearted, Teacher Perks on Nov 11th, 2008 4 Comments »
Before this gets too stale, 3 Reasons why the Halloween school day was awesome:
1. Allowing the Halloween spirit infiltrate my lesson.
It was Friday, a review and quiz day. Rather than using my default green background on the keynote, I used orange. And rather than merely putting up review questions on the board that our class [...]
Halloween is just around the corner…
Posted in Lighthearted, Uncategorized on Oct 29th, 2008 2 Comments »
…and so are my kids’ subtle insults.
Speaking of Halloween…I think I may have found my costume for this year.
Student 1: No offense Miss S., but you really remind me of Velma from the Scooby Doo movie. You know, the really nerdy one who always wears an orange sweater?
Me: …Thanks…
Student 2: Shut up! Don’t say that [...]
old enough to be a chaperone
Posted in Lighthearted, Teacher Perks on Oct 10th, 2008 No Comments »
My favorite field trips in school include the farm in 3rd grade, camp at Catalina in 5th grade, outdoor ed. camp in 6th grade, Washington DC in 8th grade, Knott’s Berry Farm for band in jr. high, and Six Flags for fall rally in high school. As a student, field trips were a day of [...]
Git it!
Posted in Lighthearted on Oct 10th, 2008 2 Comments »
Setting: At the door as I greet 5th period students into class.
Characters: Me, a (really) short 10th grader W (who looks like he’s an 8th grader), and a young lady I’ll refer to as… young lady.
Preface: As young lady walks to her classroom next door, an audible (sorta angry?) exchange between W and young lady [...]
Haircut.
Posted in Advice, First-Year, Lighthearted, Random Meanderings on Oct 4th, 2008 3 Comments »
They say that if you’re planning on making any dramatic changes to your physical appearance, you should probably do it before you meet your kids.
Unfortunately for me, I did not hear that piece of advice until AFTER I had my long, long hair chopped off this past week. I’ve never had my hair shorter than [...]
Down with the South Bronx lingo
Posted in Lighthearted, Uncategorized on Sep 25th, 2008 2 Comments »
Haha.. I heard it for the first time today..
“She mad beastin’.”
Finally! I was starting to feel left out
When expletives lead to memorable teaching moments
Posted in Lighthearted on Sep 24th, 2008 1 Comment »
Student 1: “Miss S., you look pretty today!”
Ms. S: “Why? Do I usually look nerdy?”
Student 2: “No, I dunno where you got that.”
Student 3: “She always looks pretty, dumbass. I like your vest Ms. S.”
Ms. S.: “Ladies and gentlemen, we do not use that compound word in my class. BUT…it’s compound words ROLL OUT TIME!”
Student [...]
The Joker
Posted in Higher Ed, Lighthearted, Shout Outs on Sep 15th, 2008 1 Comment »
It’s that time of year again–high school outreach season. Don’t get me wrong, being out in the community all summer is great and working with students on our campus is fun but my favorite part of the job is visiting high schools and working with students and staff at those sites–it’s kind of how I [...]
