tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313795221042048302.post5478493208380372012..comments2023-05-22T07:43:33.043-06:00Comments on www.srossi.net: I teach in a Labyrinth.Max Sartinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07271198231897203659noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313795221042048302.post-25458430607852341042010-09-26T00:00:12.582-06:002010-09-26T00:00:12.582-06:00Interesting post. Like Paperback, I also carry ar...Interesting post. Like Paperback, I also carry around a small flashlight (on my keychain). Although, it is time for me to replace the batteries. In an emergency, I'm lucky that I have several flashlights in the students' science kit. Unfortunately, being the scatter-brain that I can be, I would probably forget about the flashlights....that is until the lights came back on.<br /><br />I have to agree with Jeff, that is a lot of students in a room. <br /><br />Interesting photos. Am I the only one who had images of high school slasher films in my head?<br /><br />Wow Paperback, I'm impressed with you being able to alter your teaching approach 5 different ways to try reaching your students. Very impressive. I won't embarass myself with what I do.Jannxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07824875129262132407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313795221042048302.post-86184376813897815552010-09-25T23:10:56.893-06:002010-09-25T23:10:56.893-06:00Jeff- that's the beauty of teaching in Utah. ...Jeff- that's the beauty of teaching in Utah. It's not as bad in the elementary schools, but in secondary schools my classes of 32 are small. Last year I averaged 40. And P.E. classes, well, 60 is not unheard of.<br />Utah - Stack 'em deep and teach 'em cheap.Max Sartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07271198231897203659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313795221042048302.post-79974442805717737372010-09-25T22:09:30.308-06:002010-09-25T22:09:30.308-06:00I completely agree with Sally. And man, I have to ...I completely agree with Sally. And man, I have to say that you have way too many kids crammed into that classroom. My sympathies.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16030557639473109093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313795221042048302.post-67242511171931842482010-09-23T20:16:13.774-06:002010-09-23T20:16:13.774-06:00Writer: Our half-time share-him-between-two-school...Writer: Our half-time share-him-between-two-schools intern said the same thing tonight. He wasn't here yesterday and he comes up to me and asks why I had the power pole knocked down 3 hours too early.<br />We are supposed to have a big flashlight in every room, but since you can't leave it out where it's easy to get at, it's always fun finding it in total darkness.<br />Sally - I agree. Some of the best teaching times I've had were those spontaneous moments when it just happens out of nowhere.Max Sartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07271198231897203659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313795221042048302.post-8191938688678709572010-09-22T22:23:32.090-06:002010-09-22T22:23:32.090-06:00I don't know about from the teaching end, but ...I don't know about from the teaching end, but from the learning end I've always found that the best learning moments were rarely those that were planned in advance but rather those that responded to life as we live it.Mustang Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302252270800805553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313795221042048302.post-18244335464525546352010-09-22T21:59:27.899-06:002010-09-22T21:59:27.899-06:00It's not a labyrinth; those go somewhere. It&...It's not a labyrinth; those go somewhere. It's a rabbit warren. <br /><br />My sympathies on your day.<br /><br />I keep a small flashlight in my bag for times such as these.<br /><br />Oh, and today my 5th period took 45 minutes to grasp a 10 minute concept. I have 37 kids who just didn't want to think about concluding sentences for long enough to "get" them. I ended up doing about 5 different methods to teach the same concept, finally telling them, "Guys, you are dragging this out to the point where I'M getting bored!"<br />Years ago, I would've assumed I was doing something wrong. Now I know better; they were just digging in their fat little heels and refusing to make anything work today.<br />Y'know, I think I would've preferred a power outage. :)<br /><br />Oh wait! Why, oh why couldn't we have had a power outage this evening that would've forced the cancellation of PT conferences???!!!A Paperback Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10155962941590663738noreply@blogger.com