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Awaken Joy: November 2011
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It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge. Albert Einstein. The Writing on the Wall. November 3, 2011. Yes, I admit science is pretty awesome. So it's been a while. I find it's hard to start because so much has happened and I don't want to write too much. Hmmm.where to begin? Here's a funny story from just a few days ago:. I attempted science in order to explain why winter days are short in Denmark, the setting of our story in class. Me, holding a globe.
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Awaken Joy: March 2013
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It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge. Albert Einstein. The Writing on the Wall. March 18, 2013. The coolest Goodwill find EVER. I was browsing through the Goodwill bookshelves the other day, finding 99 cent books to squeeze into my classroom bookshelves, when I found this:. I realize now my look of enthusiasm is kind of intense. I'm also trying to build up a set of The Giver. And each name starts with a "L". Kind of like the author's name. I was so nervo...
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Awaken Joy: February 2012
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It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge. Albert Einstein. The Writing on the Wall. February 23, 2012. I've been out sick with a cold that won't quit lately, hence the lack of any post of substance. This is going to be a random collection of thoughts that might just be interesting to you if you are a movie, TV or book buff. Enjoy! The Secret World of Arrietty. An adaptation of the book, The Borrowers. Life As We Knew It. One more thing before I sign off- I m...
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Awaken Joy: Student Comments
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It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge. Albert Einstein. The Writing on the Wall. 1: Student: My pencil's broken and I can't fix it. (#2 not mechanical). Me: Why don't you just sharpen it? Student: Well.I don't know how. 2: I left my binder on the kitchen table and the cat drug it off and hid it and now I can't find it. 3: My little sister scribbled all over it and then flushed it down the toilet. 4: Me: Where's my library book? 6: Student: Ms. Labrie!
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Awaken Joy: Great Teaching Quotes
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It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge. Albert Einstein. The Writing on the Wall. Kids don't care what you know until they know how much you care. Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.". Teaching reading IS rocket science". I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand. Whether you think you can or think you can't- you are right". Without art, the earth would just be, 'eh.'. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile.
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Awaken Joy: February 2013
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It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge. Albert Einstein. The Writing on the Wall. February 27, 2013. The Gym: Part One. I've done it- I've joined a gym. Let me explain why this is significant enough to write about:. 1 I NEVER thought I would be a gym member. Actual thoughts from my head- "Gyms, sheesh. What's the big deal? 2 I am a hermit. 3 As my self-imposed couch exile has shrunk my social circle, it expanded everything else about me. Even if you're not...
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Awaken Joy: The coolest Goodwill find EVER
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It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge. Albert Einstein. The Writing on the Wall. March 18, 2013. The coolest Goodwill find EVER. I was browsing through the Goodwill bookshelves the other day, finding 99 cent books to squeeze into my classroom bookshelves, when I found this:. I realize now my look of enthusiasm is kind of intense. I'm also trying to build up a set of The Giver. And each name starts with a "L". Kind of like the author's name. I was so nervo...
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Awaken Joy: May 2011
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It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge. Albert Einstein. The Writing on the Wall. May 14, 2011. May I just say that the next time I have to retrieve a student who is hiding from a parent/teacher/student conference in the staff bathroom, I'm bringing a broom. Just one of the many things that's not in a middle school teacher's job description, but hey, there's no way to plan for everything students are able to come up with- the possibilities are endless.
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Awaken Joy: April 2011
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It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge. Albert Einstein. The Writing on the Wall. April 3, 2011. Through the recent Friday Fish Frys at church and a new work out class I'm taking, I've had the opportunity to meet some new people. With introductions comes the inevitable question of, "So, what do you do? What other profession of profession would get that reaction, every. Strong and shrinking by the year. Got it? On all Math MAP tests. OK.WAIT A MINUTE. Out o...
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Awaken Joy: Reading Recommendations
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It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge. Albert Einstein. The Writing on the Wall. Words, words, words- these are marvelous collections of them. Anything by Rick Riordan. You should read this guy's books. Not tomorrow. Not next week. Now. Today. Here's why:. Percy Jackson and the Olympians. Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief. The Sea of Monsters. The Battle of the Labyrinth. And The Last Olympian. The Heroes of Olympus. And The Mark of Athena. Orum, I gu...