Archive for August, 2007
No One Ever Tells a Doctor How to Do His/Her Job…
And no one ever thinks to constantly give crash courses to doctors, but lately since orientation, I have been irritated that there have been several attempts to teach me how to do my job. I guess everyone is scared b/c there ARE teachers that are accepted everyday that don’t know the heck they are doing [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )Sayings I am going to Sprinkle Throughout my Class
I’ve been trying to collect sayings or quotes to decorate my classroom with. I have plenty of inspirational quotes, but very few about science and curiosity. I still haven’t decided which one will go up front and be the theme of my classroom. hmm.
Class Environment
This is a risk-taking, mistake making classroom.
Fairness does not mean [...]
The WEEK BEFORE the FIRST DAY…Duh Duh Duh
For the past two days back at school I found out a few disheartening things:
The principal, who had told me earlier that 7th grade kits were already ordered, actually took back his word and said, they actually didn’t order them. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Teacher orientation and Induction Ceremony
So last week were new teacher orientations and the new teacher induction ceremony/info sessions.
Last Monday and Tuesday was new teacher orientation and a BIG WASTE OF TIME. Let me say this: No one wants to learn from a teacher/facilitator who reads from a script and people are right when they say teachers are [...]
Relief
So I feel better now after my kick myself moment #1. The next day, I wrote a thank you card to my business manager, bought some fresh delicious muffins, and made a trek to the school to see her and the principal on a pouring wet day in NYC to show my appreciation [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 5 so far )Kick Myself Moment #1
I ALREADY SCREWED UP AND SCHOOL HASN’T EVEN STARTED!!
So it’s the second week of August and school starts in approximately four weeks. Ahh! I just moved in Sunday to the City, and on Monday I had tried to contact my school business manager to get cracking on ordering furniture and equipment for my [...]
Lesson: Humans and Tsunamis
Tsunami Barriers
Introduction
The devastating tsunamis in Asia showed Mother Nature at her most fierce. But according to one scientist, human activities may have contributed to the waves’ awesome power.
Audio File
Tsunami Barriers
Transcript
Making tsunamis worse. I’m Bob Hirshon and this is Science Update.
Humans may have unwittingly aggravated some of the damage by the recent tsunamis. That’s according [...]
My First Teaching Position
After having gone through many atrocious experiences that go into landing a teaching position, I finally have a position. On July 12, 2007, I was hired as the first ever 7th grade science teacher at an elementary school in Brooklyn, NY, which has been looking into expanding into a K-8 school by the order of [...]
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