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What a FANTASTIC idea! . #Repost @elabuffet with @repostsaveapp · · · I do this all the time and it’s been the best way to get kids writing a lot— without wrecking my weekends! Plus the self-evaluation part is invaluable! • • • • • #alwaysteaching #teachingtips #secondaryela #iteach678 #middleschoolteacher #iteachsixth #iteach7th #iteachelamiddleschool #iteach8th #iteach6th #iteachela #iteachmiddle #writingteacher #englishteacherlife #newteachers #newteacher #middleschoolela #iteach678 #iloveela #iteach7 #teachersofig #elateachers #iteach #teachingela #teachershare #teachercommunity #middleschoolteachers #studentteacher #pocketpd #pintsizedpd #pintsizepd https://www.instagram.com/p/BvmtyoPh9gF/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1movohsyfpf5x

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Why We Honor Dr. King... Today, the #thirdMondayofJanuary, our nation celebrates the life and achievements of #DrMartinLutherKingJr, one of our country's most influential #civilrightsleaders. #DrKing is most well-known for his campaigns to #endracialsegregationon public transportation and for #racialequality in the United States. Dr. King advocated non-violent protests and in 1964, Dr. King received the Nobel Peace Prize. Dr. King's most famous address was the #IHaveADream speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963. Five years later, on April 4, 1968, Dr. King was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis,Tennessee. On October 16, 2011, the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, 30 feet high, was dedicated to commemorate the Civil Rights leader's efforts to #advancecivilrights in the United States and around the world. The granite memorial is located at #1964IndependenceAvenue, next to the #NationalMall. The memorial was purposely placed at this address as a direct reference to the #1964CivilRightsAct, a milestone in the Civil Rights Movement in which King played a significant role. Your next #WashingtonDCstudenttour can include a #visit to the #MLKMemorial for your #students. #Visitourwebsite for #sampleitineraries.

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I’m so disappointed in my students.

They had a project due on Thursday. They had an option of 3 essays (2 500 word essays and 1 4-page narrative writing), plus a multimedia presentation. They’ve had it for 5 weeks, the due date was on my board from day 1 and I talked about it at least 3 times a week. Well, the due date rolls around and I have about 12 kids (out of 108) not do it. More than I though, but it happens.

Now, I go to start presentations today and JUST OVER A QUARTER of my kids had the multimedia presentation done. WHAT!? I’m baffled. I truly am. It’s 10 of the 35 points for the project. And they KNOW this! They had the project description and the EXACT RUBRIC I used to grade them!!

But since I am a merciful God, I struck them a bargain. Those who turned everything in on time will get a few extra points. Those who turned in their essay but not their multimedia presentation MUST do it tonight and have it for me at the beginning of class tomorrow. And those who turned in nothing? I told them not to bother. Since they put forth no effort for me, my benevolence does not apply to this.

I was so mad at them, I could scream. And they’re still giving me excused. AUGH.

[colonialcapitaltours]

Transport to the early 17th century to #PlimothPlantation and learn the story of the #Mayflower, the #MayflowerCompact, the #Pilgrims and the #Wampanoag.

The museum re-creates our nation's history through #historicalinterpreters who interact with visitors while participating in tasks such as cooking, planting, blacksmithing and animal husbandry.

Daily life and seasonal activties are depicted as well as key historical events and holidays. With #LightintheDarkness, take a stroll through Elizabethan England, complete with #EnglishChristmas.🎄

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Why are my students little disease pots that always seem to give me their plague?

Time to go make some ginger and honey tea. I think I have a lemon left.

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I've been doing some student led stuff lately. Here's a couple of my classes reading "Dark They Were and Golden Eyed" by Ray Bradbury. I think, over all, it went very well. It put the responsibility on them. Those who committed and paced themselves succeed! And those who only gave 50% got a grade that reflected that. I recommend reading "Learn Like a Pirate" if you're interested in trying a student lead classroom!

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Why won’t my kids turn stuff in?

I have SO many Fs that it scares me. And it’s because they aren’t turning stuff in! If they were scoring low because they didn’t get the material, that would be different. I would happily spend time remediating with them and tutoring them. But they just aren’t doing the work! Even when we go over it in class, they’ll do half of it. It’s not like I give homework often. So when I say “finish it at home if you didn’t finish it in class,” it’s not like I’m adding that to a pile of homework for me. I even allowed them 2 WHOLE CLASS PERIODS to make up work for me before Thanksgiving. I had a whopping 6 kids use that (out of 132. You do the math). 

Also, every Friday I ask them to write me a paragraph about what they’re reading and more than half are like “Uh, Miss, I’m not reading anything. What do I write?” Nothing. Because you can’t. They don’t want me to start doing nightly reading logs, but if they don’t start doing it on their own, I’m going to have to! Which is just more grading for me. And then they get mad when I give them a 0 on the paragraph because it “isn’t fair” that they couldn’t do it. This is a READING CLASS. You are required, by school rules, to have a backpack book! 

I’m so annoyed. Then I get parents e-mailing me like crazy because their kid has an F and they want them to make up 8 assignments they’ve missed and that’s SO much work for me to grade at one time.

TLDR; My kids won’t turn stuff in and I’m tired of it.