November 2008 - Posts
Hey lie, hey lie, my PC's back! My broken laptop is back in operation, thanks to my dear SIL. It was held up for several reasons, including lack of non-allocated cash, sloth (mine), and travel arrangements. Finally, the fixed PC was ready, I was traveling
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I just received word today that I've been funded for a project through DonorsChoose. I asked for some basic science equipment (hot plates, a first aid kit, googles, etc.). Thanks to some unbelievably generous people, I will be able to set up my classroom
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No, not me - but other teachers in my district. Some teachers think that the firings are deserved. It's not just a local issue - the news about the Facebook Firings has gone nationwide. What do you think? Should educators have Facebook pages? If they
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My husband was in the hospital this week, for removal of his gall bladder. He epected a quick in-and-out, but, due to an infection, he is still there today. Hopefully, he'll be discharged today. I expect he will be wanting to go to work tomorrow. If so,...(
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My husband was in the hospital this week, for removal of his gall bladder. He epected a quick in-and-out, but, due to an infection, he is still there today. Hopefully, he'll be discharged today. I expect he will be wanting to go to work tomorrow. If so,
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It's funny, when checking the readership of some recent posts: Complaining pays off The highest number of readers are on those posts where I pitch a hissy fit over something. Share this post: Email It | Bookmark It | Digg This | Reddit | Stumble It Add
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I was given a box of MolyMod put-together molecules by my dear husband, and promptly put it to good use. The results can be seen at: My School Web Page I have MANY more pictures of the models, which I plan to use in the Physical Science classes. I'll
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I posted a Powerpoint today , to remind my students what the holiday they enjoyed yesterday was really about.
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Yeah. I should really start making a list of these. The afternoon that grades were due, someone finally told me (and a whole lot of other newbies) how to print out grades from the online gradebook. Oh, and also, how to "post" grades to the system. Ya
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I recently attended a workshop on Foldables at the NSTA regional conference in Charlotte, NC. Fortunately, I had some free time, and thought I might learn something about improving vocabulary development in my ESL learners. Wow! It was, first of all,
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I got out early, and voted (the earliest SC citizens can vote is 7 am - fortunately, school is out today). I had to wait almost 2 hours in line. That's WAY too long, particularly for working people. I think one of the things I'm going to lobby the state
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I don't quite know how it's happening, but I'm getting even less done here at school than I usually do at home. Part of it is lack of time pressure. I probably work better when I have a limited time to do the job. Part of it is I really don't want to
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I've been grading the 1st Quarter finals. The Chem students did reasonably well (well, those who attended regularly). The Physical Science students - well, let's just say that they are EMERGING students (that's the fashionable euphemism for those who
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Grades are due this Tuesday. We have two free days to get them into the computer. We are SUPPOSED to be able to access the system from home, but it hasn't worked out that way. As a result. I have to be at school when I enter the individual assignments.
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