TGIF

Thank God it’s Friday because:

·        It’s not Thursday (a la Ground Hog’s Day) (4/16/10)

·        Only 9 more left (including today) and tomorrow I get to watch my son race his pinewood derby car with the big boys ;) (4/16/10)

·        Only 8 more left and I’m tired of apparently being the Dean of Bonehead U. (4/30/10)

·        Testing is over & I will be hanging out with adults(5/14)

·        I took the day off (5/21)

·        Only three more Fridays left and even though it’s a furlough day, it’s still a day off. (5/28)

·        It the last one of the year. Culmination was great. Now to go enjoy my family. (6/18/10)

The online moodleverse

Well, I have begun taking an online class about teaching an online class. I have taken an online calss before, but, this will be my first time teaching one.So far, it has been interesting but overwhelming. I guess that is good for me to know how my students might feel when they take the class.
I will try to keep Hey You Teacher updated as to the progress of my  students. Right now I am learning the basics of life on the moodleverse. I hope to upload this post.

Using the reports tool is my current topic is. I plan on using the reports tool to both monitor and assess my students.

Good luck and good learning.

Obama's Race to the Toilet

Obama’s ‘Race To The Top’ Slows To A Crawl

by  Donald Lambro

06/09/2010

Barack Obama’s $4 billion education gamble that he has dubbed “Race to the Top” isn’t turning out the way he hoped, rewarding just two states so far, producing many plans but implementing no new reforms and raising political suspicions the administration is playing with a marked deck.
The idea behind Education Secretary Arne Duncan’s brainchild is to wage a high-stakes lottery competition that will reward states who can come up with innovative reforms to boost student achievement with huge payoffs, courtesy of the beleaguered U.S. taxpayers.

www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=37401&page=1&viewID=1450517

TGIF

Thank God it’s Friday because:

·        It’s not Thursday (a la Ground Hog’s Day) (4/16/10)

·        Only 9 more left (including today) and tomorrow I get to watch my son race his pinewood derby car with the big boys ;) (4/16/10)

·        Only 8 more left and I’m tired of apparently being the Dean of Bonehead U. (4/30/10)

·        Testing is over & I will be hanging out with adults(5/14)

·        I took the day off (5/21)

·        Only three more Fridays left and even though it’s a furlough day, it’s still a day off. (5/28)

Let's Make a Deal

OK campers, the natives are restless and we are making our way to the home stretch. The hot topic around the virtual cooler is what to do with the kids who have already decided to check out? You know the ones that the not so all wise counselor decided to tell them with a month left in school that the stand a snowballs chance in hell of graduating and walking the stage. The parents send them to school because they can't afford a big-babysitter.  I myself try the Let's Make a Deal Approach because the object is to get them to learn as much as they can and are willing to learn.

If you have any ideas, I'd love to hear them.

TGIF

Thank God it’s Friday because:

·        It’s not Thursday (a la Ground Hog’s Day) (4/16/10)

·        Only 9 more left (including today) and tomorrow I get to watch my son race his pinewood derby car with the big boys ;) (4/16/10)

·        Only 8 more left and I’m tired of apparently being the Dean of Bonehead U. (4/30/10)

·        Testing is over & I will be hanging out with adults(5/14)

·        I took the day off (5/21)

We must police ourselves

OK, I've been busy. High stakes testing, grading, and an added roll of helping in the discipline room which we like to call the "learning opportunity center." I am glad I have not received a pink slip or been bumped into a different position. 

I hear talk about teacher accountability. Lawyers have the Bar Association. Well, I guess until we learn to police ourselves we will leave it open to others to police us. How about a board of teachers from all over the state that rules on teacher issues?