Monthly Archives: March 2008

bumbling along..

Posted on March 31, 2008 by r. d.

kind of a short post, more in the spirit of “crap is better than nothing” My students are mostly clueless.  I don’t mean to say they aren’t capable, but they have no understanding of personal responsibility, and with the current … Continue reading →

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Rivalry

Posted on March 23, 2008 by r. d.

I’ve found that friendly rivalry between classes that are taught in the same room are both entertaining and fuel some odd creativity. Through a rather shameful proofread on my part, my class ended up with Pedro The Mouse as their … Continue reading →

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Taking control!

Posted on March 23, 2008 by r. d.

I think this past week and weekend have been eye-openers for me.  I have let countless people run all over me, and I feel like I waited on them hand-and-foot.  This happened at school last week where I helped students … Continue reading →

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oh, the things they say

Posted on March 21, 2008 by r. d.

The school district I work in is rather.. odd. Two towns feed into the system: one is more affluent than the other, and all walks of life are represented (commuters to the city, blue collar, etc). I overheard a student … Continue reading →

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Out of control

Posted on March 19, 2008 by r. d.

I’ve hit what I can only call a critical point in my first year of teaching.  I feel as though I am comfortable while teaching and can handle the questions being thrown at me.  I’m starting to see an escalation … Continue reading →

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insomnia

Posted on March 17, 2008 by r. d.

tired all the time, but can’t sleep.  i literally sit around staring off into space (or into a wall) and have no drive to do… well.. anything.  you’d think going to sleep might be motivating enough.. but it is not.  … Continue reading →

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The art of self-censorship

Posted on March 16, 2008 by r. d.

Report cards went home over the last week or so, and the stream of concerned/disgruntled e-mails from parents (and students) has been fairly constant.  I was pleasantly surprised to find that most parents viewed this as a problem with their … Continue reading →

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moving on..

Posted on March 13, 2008 by r. d.

been a rather “downer” of a week for me — if you had the joy of reading the “post that is no more”, this will be a lighter, less depressing rendition of similar events… this week is dragging more than … Continue reading →

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