Why, why, why, do we have to make everything so boring? I'm not at a How to Make Kids Lives Miserable conference, so why would I pick up the boring Growing a Nation CD that kids can sit and be prattled to about how important agriculture is? Here's a crazy idea-- how about getting outside and getting our hands dirty instead of watching a prefabed program. The whole reason I'm here is that some kids WON'T SIT AND LISTEN TO YOUR STUPID, BORING NONSENSE LIKE I AM RIGHT NOW! In fact, if the presenter wasn't smart enough to be blocking the door, I'd be outta here too.
I come to this conference for innovation... we've covered boredom in the classroom in many different ways. I want to know what someone has done to get kids interested-- or has tried that didn't work for them. I want to leap frog ideas, and get a little wacky. I want to come away enthused, not exhausted.
She's moved from the door. Time to make a break for it...
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Let's open a school! We could hire someone really good to be our bosses so neither one of us would have to be the boss of the other...hmmm...
Our festivities are just starting...more later.
I tell my students that I took classes in how not to have fun. :-) It's cute when they believe me.
Although, when I relaxed the reigns a little and let them have some "fun" on Friday, I saw some results. In one of my HellBlocks, of the students who turned in the Tea Party assignment (not 100%, but probably 80%), I'd say 90% of them scored 100%. Students who never score 100% scored 100%. And I just let them talk to each other. Go figure.
Ah, the magic of radicalism....
Welcome to the world of insane teachers. Honestly, I think it's the only way to go.
Sounds to me like you'd do well as the coordinator of a homeschool co-op.
Oh, did I say that out loud ...?
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