One of my cutie little freshman came to me the other day to confess her recent graffiti spree. Apparently, there are signs posted all over the locker room warning students about recent thefts and encouraging them to lock up their belongings. She told me that all the signs had a big mistake on them, and that she, [...]
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Sign-making Fail, Teaching Win!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged teaching on April 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Newsflash
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged pregnancy, teaching on February 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday, one of my freshmen was very excited to tell me what she learned in science: “Ms. Post! Did you know that the baby isn’t actually in your stomach but it’s in your uterus??” “Yes, I did know that.” “Oh, well did you also know that the baby and the placenta are pushing on your [...]
Where’s Your Bra?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged teaching on October 18, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Sorry for my lengthy absence. I forgot that teaching is, like, a lot of work? And … I’m going to start ending all my sentences by lifting my voice in a question? Because that’s what the kids do? Taylor Mali did a bit about this trend in speech a few years ago. Good stuff: Speaking [...]
Coffee Talk
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged teaching on May 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
On Friday a student asked me what illiterate meant (after mispronouncing it). Discuss. This is an area of teaching English that’s really a mystery to me. Teachers in other departments ask me, “What are you guys doing in there?? These kids can’t read or write!” I don’t disagree but I’m also kind of at a [...]
What is it about quizzes?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged school, teaching on March 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
There is something about taking a test that makes kids ask and say the strangest things. One of my favorite (read: most irritating) student habits is when they ask, “Is it multiple choice??? Is there matching?? Is there an essay???” as I’m handing out the paper. Gee kids, if you wait FIVE SECONDS you’ll find [...]
Another trip to the Twilight Zone
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged school, teaching, work on March 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I used to think that test days were the easy days. Once your test is made, no lesson to prepare, no PowerPoint to organize, a light day overall. And then four years ago I started teaching ninth grade. The questions, oh the questions! An example: a question on a quiz was, what is irony? The [...]
You have now crossed over into…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged teaching on February 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Report Cards. Two words that can strike fear in a student (or a teacher) four times a year. I work in a school that gives letter grades on report cards and students sometimes have difficulty understanding that the grade is the grade. Bumping someone a point or two is almost like giving ten points because [...]
Pardon Me?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged teaching on January 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday, while reading Macbeth a student misread tyranny and instead called Macbeth a tranny. You know, I could see it. His wife is very domineering … maybe he’s into that sort of thing. Today, a sweet little ninth grader who has a tendency to be a scutch MEANT to say, “Ms. Post, wasn’t I good [...]
Quiz Day
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged teaching on December 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A question I put on a recent quiz: In what decade does the novel take place? One of my favorite answers I received: The 1800s. (PS The correct answer was the 1930s) While handing in his quiz, another student asked me quite loudly, “Are the 1930s a decade?”
Today we’re learning: days of the week
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged teaching on December 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A question I was asked on Monday: Is that essay due on Tuesday due on Thursday?
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