tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post3430055564284882222..comments2023-12-24T08:35:08.509-05:00Comments on Pissed Off: Knee Jerk ReactionPissedoffteacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07924089808582137198noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-79626044439310696882010-09-30T19:21:27.976-04:002010-09-30T19:21:27.976-04:00No letters, even it was only a drive by! I let ki...No letters, even it was only a drive by! I let kids do the talking but not with hw--it just takes too long.Pissedoffteacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07924089808582137198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-2437465410440622112010-09-30T18:08:33.356-04:002010-09-30T18:08:33.356-04:00I hope they liked what they saw. But a letter doe...I hope they liked what they saw. But a letter does not come that same day. <br /><br />A little talking from ELLs is not a bad thing. I always had my students do the explaining and always asked the class if they agreed or had them speak within their own groups. (This was much easier to do before TESTING CRAZY MADNESS and constant assessments using the DoE's CRAZY TIME FRAME.) Once my principal came to my room and the kids weren't understanding a fraction concepts which I thought they understood. I said one word, "huddle" and she saw the class tables discussing the problem, going through their notebooks and raising their hands. One person from each table gave an explanation. One table got it wrong and another kid yelled, "I told you so!" Needless to say I had to go over the rules for reaching a consensus after the principal left.<br />She never said a word to me nor did I get any feedback. So you can't win either way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com