The other day in class the office called and told me to send Yu down to the office. I covered the phone and announced across the room, “Hey, Yu! Go to the office!” Half the class looked at me puzzled, pointed to themselves, and said, “Who, me?” Then we all watched Yu grab his backpack Read More
And go to Hollywood? You could totally make it. I have a student that says this to me every day. I teach a drama class and very often will use my own performances to give students an example of how to play a game or learn an acting technique. They’re like, “Wow! When you did Read More
I have a student who is mostly-deaf, and he’s supposed to wear a hearing aide. But he never wears it. MRS. LEWIS: Why don’t you ever wear your hearing aide to school? STUDENT: What?
Along the same lines as Neal’s grading experiences, I’ve also found joy in grading student papers. One of my students wrote about Van Gogh’s early life. He actually sold everything he had to give to the poor, becoming poor himself. So, he spent what little money he had on painting supplies and made lots of Read More
I forgot to blog about our recent win (you have to scroll to the bottom…sorry). Or, just read it here: Honors for teachers who use technology Local News – Posted on Thu, Oct. 28, 2004 Three teachers will be honored by Los Altos technology company Rambus and the Krause Center for Innovation at Foothill College Read More
Tomorrow is “Super Hero” day at my school and I have put together a pink outfit of SUPER GIRL!!! Yeah, I have a pink t-shirt with a pink and purple “S” on the front that I’m going to wear with my pink adidas shoes, a pink belt and pig tails. I have a pink necklace Read More
I love working with this generation of techie kids. One of my students just wrote on a paper that she loved to use her eMagination when creating art because it made her work more expressive. eMagination? Oh! Imagination…with a techie kid twist. Sad part is, I think she really thinks that’s how to spell it. Read More
I went to the communist…I mean, the California Teacher’s Association conference this past weekend. I had a blast and got to hang out with some fun people. I just laugh at the mob mentality of the whole thing. I actually felt ill witnessing all of the anti-Bush stuff everywhere. They make it seem like every Read More
I was thinking recently about how important it is for schools to relate what they teach you to the real world as much as possible. I find that many of us leave school and kind of hit the fan of the real world. Ouch. What do you wish you had learned to better prepare you Read More
Well, one of my classes has been quite a challenge for me this year. Maybe it’s because it’s at the end of the day, but I think I just have a undesired mix of kids. Many of them are fine when they’re not around certain people, but many of those “certain people” are in that Read More