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Argh. I just finished averaging grades for 2nd trimester. Yes, I could have done it over the weekend. But, come on, it was the weekend. Actually, it doesn't ever take as long as I think it will. It is a lot of mindless number crunching. Maybe that's what it's like being an accountant. Remind me of this the next time I complain about my job. ;)
Tomorrow is early dismissal and then an idea-sharing seminar thingy at another Catholic school. I guess we're supposed to bring our favorite lessons or classroom ideas to share with other teachers. I printed up a lesson that I have used several times called the Metric Olympics. The students do events like the "straw javelin throw" and "cotton ball shotput" and measure the distances. It's pretty fun. I hope that other people bring interesting lessons so that I get something out of this.
Update on "can't even get expelled kid"- absent again today. On Friday he was on vacation. I don't know about today. I do think that keeping him away from school is an awfully passive-agressive way of dealing with the problem. But hey, I'm not a parent. (?) Last week this was all pretty upsetting to me, now I'm kind of bemused and yet horrified by the whole situation. What are these people thinking?
Must go sleep now.
Tomorrow is early dismissal and then an idea-sharing seminar thingy at another Catholic school. I guess we're supposed to bring our favorite lessons or classroom ideas to share with other teachers. I printed up a lesson that I have used several times called the Metric Olympics. The students do events like the "straw javelin throw" and "cotton ball shotput" and measure the distances. It's pretty fun. I hope that other people bring interesting lessons so that I get something out of this.
Update on "can't even get expelled kid"- absent again today. On Friday he was on vacation. I don't know about today. I do think that keeping him away from school is an awfully passive-agressive way of dealing with the problem. But hey, I'm not a parent. (?) Last week this was all pretty upsetting to me, now I'm kind of bemused and yet horrified by the whole situation. What are these people thinking?
Must go sleep now.