tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post6729724626480138897..comments2023-12-24T08:35:08.509-05:00Comments on Pissed Off: Ms. Palley's TraditionPissedoffteacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07924089808582137198noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-19395605960299398502009-01-10T09:55:00.000-05:002009-01-10T09:55:00.000-05:00What a great idea. My school is surrounded by cow...What a great idea. My school is surrounded by cow pastures (which were fertilized yesterday ... I don't want to think about how long it will take for me to forget that delightful aroma), so I copy your idea, I'd have to treat the whole damn class, slackers and all. Even so, if a slacker busts up and passes a standardized test on his "one good day," why not reward the kid. He may have been a big fat goof, but he learned something and applied it. That's worth a piece of pizza, I think.cupcakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01116838567343233668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-10270458372212367092009-01-09T18:42:00.000-05:002009-01-09T18:42:00.000-05:00Not slacking--working very hard to succeed at a co...Not slacking--working very hard to succeed at a course that does not come easy to them.Pissedoffteacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07924089808582137198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-66371488012783909992009-01-09T18:39:00.000-05:002009-01-09T18:39:00.000-05:00So the ones who work hard all their lives do not g...So the ones who work hard all their lives do not get a "reward." Yet, those who struggle one year and are all of a sudden great, get rewarded for slacking and working at the last minute.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, that makes sense...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-69830813638307345702009-01-09T16:10:00.000-05:002009-01-09T16:10:00.000-05:00After each standardized test, I would have a cooki...After each standardized test, I would have a cookie party with juice. But if my kids did well, or were well-behaved, I would give them a pizza party. Elementary students love pizza parties. <BR/><BR/>I once had a class of only 6 girls and over 20 boys. And they were a handful. The girls were so good, I got permission to take them out to lunch at a restaurant up the block from the school. I must have done a good job teaching because my boys complained to my AP that this was discrimination. Oh, applied learning takes effect when food is involved.Schoolgalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02327692336247705060noreply@blogger.com