Good morning, Gerbil Nation!
Greetings from SoCal, where the sunrise is going to be beautiful and it’s already 76°F!
Today we have another staff meeting, followed by some expository writing class, followed by lunch, followed by a team-building exercise. Last year they had us running around the district in 95-degree heat. Since today should be about the same, I hope they have something better planned.
Would I be correct in thinking that said “expository writing” will likely not be about the inept and cretinous yoonyun individuals who (allegedly) run your district?
Additionally, I’m guessing that the “team-building exercise” will not be teachers vs. adminstrators, nor permit the use of pitchforks, softball bats and/or socks filled with quarters.
Hopefully, lunch will not be of teh Moochelle-approved variety. (Mmmmmm…Kale Surprise!)
Based on what is being asked of students in the Common Core english language tests, what skills does it look like they will need? What concerns do you have?
Sorry I didn’t “see” you earlier, Paddy; been working on music.
Only 18% of high school graduates were deemed “college ready” in expository reading and writing in 2011-2012
Well then…the obvious solution is to lower standards.
Based on what is being asked of students in the Common Core english language tests, what skills does it look like they will need?
Moar speling, grammer, reeding and “hole langwidge” kerrickula, uv coarse.
Along with building-up their self-esteem.
What concerns do you have?
That the administration isn’t quite brain-dead enough yet. Which calls for some expensive seminars in fancy-shmancy resorts with good golf courses, zip lines and copious cheap booze.
Now let’s discuss what we all wrote down on our big sheets of paper.
We’re now learning about all sorts of tools/strategies that we can use to help our students analyze articles for tone, bias, etc. In the process, we get to practice these techniques.
Don’t you have confidence that your fellow edumacators can correctly comprehend and implement all o’ them strategies and tools without teh requisite training? 😉
TGIF here in Happy Larryville…even if it’s repulsively humid again today.
Alas, they’re unacceptably prone to over-spraying. And lying about using “ammonia-based” cleaning solutions.
Good morning, Gerbil Nation!
Greetings from SoCal, where the sunrise is going to be beautiful and it’s already 76°F!
Today we have another staff meeting, followed by some expository writing class, followed by lunch, followed by a team-building exercise. Last year they had us running around the district in 95-degree heat. Since today should be about the same, I hope they have something better planned.
Paddy --
Would I be correct in thinking that said “expository writing” will likely not be about the inept and cretinous yoonyun individuals who (allegedly) run your district?
Additionally, I’m guessing that the “team-building exercise” will not be teachers vs. adminstrators, nor permit the use of pitchforks, softball bats and/or socks filled with quarters.
Hopefully, lunch will not be of teh Moochelle-approved variety. (Mmmmmm…Kale Surprise!)
If LambiePieK turns out to have actually won Jerry in last night’s contest, we’ll celebrate his arrival by taking him to lunch:
Well, it appears I’m not blocked from Teh Wheel in the class that’s holding the reading/writing course.
Only 18% of high school graduates were deemed “college ready” in expository reading and writing in 2011-2012
That 18% were juniors from my high school.
Based on what is being asked of students in the Common Core english language tests, what skills does it look like they will need? What concerns do you have?
Now let’s discuss what we all wrote down on our big sheets of paper.
Sorry I didn’t “see” you earlier, Paddy; been working on music.
Well then…the obvious solution is to lower standards.
Moar speling, grammer, reeding and “hole langwidge” kerrickula, uv coarse.
Along with building-up their self-esteem.
That the administration isn’t quite brain-dead enough yet. Which calls for some expensive seminars in fancy-shmancy resorts with good golf courses, zip lines and copious cheap booze.
We’re now learning about all sorts of tools/strategies that we can use to help our students analyze articles for tone, bias, etc. In the process, we get to practice these techniques.
My brain is leaking out of my ears.
We’re not going to have time to discuss how we can use this in our classes.
Don’t you have confidence that your fellow edumacators can correctly comprehend and implement all o’ them strategies and tools without teh requisite training? 😉
And it’s over!
Yay!!!11!!
Bummer. I missed out on all of last night’s fun. Sniff.
Shoot…it wasn’t really that much fun, Sven.
Awwww…who am I kidding; it farking rawked!!!1 😉
Fine, just fine.
Breaking news out of Syria: Assad says “low-level employees authorized and carried out the chemical attack last week.”
A couple of rogue employees from their Al-Cincinnati office?
Exactly
Good luck, Paddy, with the coming school year.