“At the morning teacher’s meeting, Mr. Turner said teachers “must work harder to help the children achieve their dreams and expirations.” Is started laughing so hard, Ms. Coil had to pinch my leg under the table to get me to stop. I mean, I guess that’s why she was pinching me.” (99) Ever have one [...]
I found this the other day while blog surfing… thought somebody might enjoy! http://www.popgunchaos.com/2010/09/14/how-being-a-gm-has-taught-me-to-teach/
This one is a long intro, so stay with me. “When are you going to fix up your room so I can show it to people?’ asks Mrs. Coil. ‘Just as soon as you tell me what on earth you mean,’ I replied…’Well’ Her whole face lit up with joy of opportunity. ‘Every time I [...]
“Alone together Miss Clark wept dainty tears from her luxurious lashes. ’I just want them to like me,’ she squeaked. ‘It’s not our job to be liked,’ I reminded her. ‘It’s our job to help them be smart.’ Secretly, I thought, Who gives a rat’s ass if they like us? Sometimes I can hardly stand [...]
“Mr. Turner walked in as all thirty-one kids were on the floor, laughing, cutting, and coloring in a fabulous mess. They didn’t stop because he entered. ‘There’s no control!’ he mourned. ‘There absolutely is!’ I raised my thumb, which is the signal for attention, and like a magic trick, within twelve seconds every mouth was [...]
“We are studying inventors. While the kids were at gym I dressed up in an outfit with all sorts of weird stuff sticking out: rubber bands, gum, chocolate chip cookies, lightbulbs, with a tag attached to each item saying who invented it. I wore roller skates, too. The kids loved it when I came rolling [...]
“Showed The Miracle Worker. The kids liked the part where Annie Sullivan and Helen are duking it out over the dinner table. I was jealous that Annie gets to smack her students and I have to be nice. I cried at the end. The kids thought that was funny. I am going to show classic [...]
“Mr. Turner gets mad when I say, ‘I don’t work for you, I work for the children.’ But it’s true. Isn’t it? I’ll find out when I get fired, I guess.” (52) This is the best statement I have heard in a long time. And I completely agree with the idea. I am here for [...]
“The kids like something new I made: the Thinking Cap. It’s an oversized hat made of prismatic gold paper, with a long prismatic paper tree coming out about two feet off of the top. it says ‘Thinking Cap’ in black press-n letters across the front. Kids who need more time to give a good answer [...]
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