Monday was a good day. The day before - Sunday - I was stressing about the grade and comments I had to write by 12 noon the following day, and, it was just 7 a.m. Not a good way to feel so early on a Sunday morning. At the end of every term, I [...]
Ok, so, due to encouragement from Liz and Lisa, I have decided to begin anew. Additionally, instead of just simply blogging about the positive, I have decided to give my task some context; a theme, if you will. So, I am calling my string of positive posts, “Life’s Daily Blessings - Big and Small.”Yep; [...]
Too much going on. And, not necessarily negative, but, more frustrating and disappointing. I am feeling so exhausted these days.
Take my last block Spanish 2 class, for example. They are decent kids overall, but, they don’t take their learning seriously; no ownership and responsibility for the process. The in-class behavior is also [...]
I had a very good first block class. It was test day for my 8th grade Spanish students. Although they were anxious, they asked very good clarifying questions. And, from quick scans of some of the tests, they look good. This particular class is intellectually quick, enthusiastic, and inquisitive. So, we tend to accomplish a [...]
Taking a tip from Alisha Nicole over at Just Lisa, I am going to embark on a week - ok, five days, beginning on Monday, November 12th - of positive blogging about life at BWYA Independent School.
So, it’s on. Stay tuned.
I am feeling zapped of my creative energies lately.
I allow myself to become bogged down by assuming more responsibility for the work of my students than my students assume for their own work. I teach at a school where the teachers don’t want to see students fail, and it does everything possible in order to [...]
