March 2008 - Posts
The last class just left. I am really tired - coming back from these short vacations is rather like jet-lag - it takes a few days to get back into the groove. I had a delightful vacation, however. I met Sally Ride at the NSTA. I re-connected with several
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I'm in Boston for the National Science Teachers Association annual conference. It's been grand, particularly since we were able to stay for a few days with a friend from Concord. We've had wonderful interactions in the evening, and were able to celebrate
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I'm preparing for the NSTA Conference in Boston. We leave at the crack of dawn tomorrow. Don't know when or where I'll have time to blog for the next few days. I'm feeling VERY relaxed. By the end of the week, I'll be raring to get back into the classroom
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I am SO out of here. You could tell the students weren't around this afternoon, during the staff luncheon. All of us felt a little freer to be ourselves, less proper, like that moment you take off the dress shoes and put on slippers. I'm just tidying
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For some reason (maybe another news report about teachers who fool around with kids), I've been thinking about the ways teachers can get in trouble with their administrations. Aside from crimes, that is: Making problems for them at school - parent complaints,
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Yeah, it's an EASTER Break - I'll stop calling it that when it EVER falls during a week that doesn't include Easter. Same for Christmas Break - when Christmas falls outside of the break, I'll start calling it Winter Break. OK, rant over.... I'm tired,
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Naturally, after a wonderful day in the lab yesterday, today was dreadful. No serious disruptions, just adolescent stubbornness, and a small rebellion against doing the work. So, I stopped class cold, and handed out worksheets. Tomorrow, if I get the
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Today, I set up an "exploratory" lab. For those not familiar with the term, it's a lab where students get some short, hands-on experience with some facet of the topic. In this case, it was Waves. I had set up two demonstrator models of a longitudinal
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I just called in sick, I feel achy all over, but -- it's a great day! Just before the 3rd block class started, a student came in, asking if I felt well (I must have looked ghastly). I responded that I was not, and he said, "well, you take care of yourself.
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Let's list all the symptoms: Headache - check Runny nose - check Fatigue - check, check Stuffed-up ears - check Fervent desire to lie down - TRIPLE-CHECK It's official - I'm sick. It may just be an allergy, but it feels like more. On my way out the door
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I'm doing electricity. What vital piece of equipment do I NOT have? Yeah, working batteries. Fortunately, I can borrow them from my personal stash, and have the dept. replace them (I hope!). Just one of those things that makes teachers a little crazy.
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