Aren't we supposed to plan our lessons in units?
And not be wondering, from day to day, whether we'll be teaching a class tomorrow? Aren't we supposed to have continuing threads and multi-day units? Not any longer, not at this school. Each day stands alone.
Gee, no surprise. The finals week schedule has changed. Again. Tomorrow was SUPPOSED to be science finals, when ... we thought ... students would sit for their exams in the morning, and then go to a study hall in the afternoon where their math teachers would give them review packets for Friday's math final.
The principal, midway through period 2 this morning, walked into my classroom to tell me the new plan. We'll have the regular schedule tomorrow, and the students will take their science final during their normal class period. Okay, sure. Whatever. So I have classes tomorrow after all, and I need to prep lessons. I'm flexible, I can deal, and at this point in the year, I just don't give a damn.
I think I'll do the sum of an infinite geometric series. Zeno's paradox is something the kids can understand, it's a topic we haven't covered yet, and there's a question about it on the city math final. But I had hoped that tonight was a complete day off...
Gee, no surprise. The finals week schedule has changed. Again. Tomorrow was SUPPOSED to be science finals, when ... we thought ... students would sit for their exams in the morning, and then go to a study hall in the afternoon where their math teachers would give them review packets for Friday's math final.
The principal, midway through period 2 this morning, walked into my classroom to tell me the new plan. We'll have the regular schedule tomorrow, and the students will take their science final during their normal class period. Okay, sure. Whatever. So I have classes tomorrow after all, and I need to prep lessons. I'm flexible, I can deal, and at this point in the year, I just don't give a damn.
I think I'll do the sum of an infinite geometric series. Zeno's paradox is something the kids can understand, it's a topic we haven't covered yet, and there's a question about it on the city math final. But I had hoped that tonight was a complete day off...