tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15658135.post116320895501244365..comments2023-11-05T03:40:04.764-08:00Comments on Junior High School Teacher Version 11.0: Wants Vs. Needsrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980768449046443151noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15658135.post-1163487578952443792006-11-13T22:59:00.000-08:002006-11-13T22:59:00.000-08:00Glad to hear from you again; sorry it's under such...Glad to hear from you again; sorry it's under such stressful circumstances!<BR/><BR/>Two student teacher vignettes: <BR/><BR/>#1: In a lesson on <I>Of Mice and Men</I>, my student teacher brings up the issue of Curley's wife not having a name. After some students pipe up with their reasons why this might be so, student teacher adds, "And, since women didn't get to vote until the 1960s..." WTF? I held my hand up in the middle of a lesson (not my usual cognitive coaching), and flat out asked where she had gotten that particular factoid. We had a pretty interesting conversation after class that day.<BR/><BR/>#2: Student teacher two, was so lackadaisical (<B>she</B> was the cream puff) she had to <B><I>return to her own program</I></B> because she couldn't actually teach my class.<BR/><BR/>"Super strict"? How about "establishing boundaries for appropriate behavior"? Seriously, it sounds as if your little dude doesn't even really want to be a teacher. Not ever ever.<BR/><BR/>Ask him again when he turns twelve.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15658135.post-1163379924857449082006-11-12T17:05:00.000-08:002006-11-12T17:05:00.000-08:00I am sooooo glad I did not do my student teaching ...I am sooooo glad I did not do my student teaching until I was over 30 and had kids of my own. <BR/><BR/>Having been a mom first really helped. <BR/><BR/>Yeah I learned lots of things at college, but not much that was truely practical like classroom management techniques, or dealing with IEPs, or well, you probably have the same list<BR/><BR/>I've been to a ton of workshops and have more books than I care to think about on the topic. So I've cut and pasted my way into what works for me.<BR/><BR/>Ms. Cornelius is right interacting with the kids is crucial, attending their games, performances, even if it is only ONCE a semester, means so much.<BR/><BR/>Good Luck to all of you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15658135.post-1163303663719311792006-11-11T19:54:00.000-08:002006-11-11T19:54:00.000-08:00I've got an observer who is actually afraid of my ...I've got an observer who is actually afraid of my cream puffs. And I'm serious: I do not have ONE SINGLE student with an IEP this year, I can terrify almost every single one of them and probably make then cry with just a look, and that includes the captain of the football team, and I have actually taught them while whispering when I had laryngitis. <BR/><BR/>What the HELL is she talking about-- afraid of them? These are the easiest kids I've ever had! Now, put her in front of last year's third hour, with three of them with lo-jacks on their ankles, and sure....<BR/><BR/>If I have to tell her once again to get off her keister and interact with them, I'm probably gonna make HER cry."Ms. Cornelius"https://www.blogger.com/profile/16970201479637588558noreply@blogger.com