tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post755178033833251247..comments2024-03-29T00:06:39.415-07:00Comments on Laws of Gravity: Sneaky SubLiz A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-29693255616773475412015-08-21T21:01:45.304-07:002015-08-21T21:01:45.304-07:00Yeah, volunteers are hard to come by.Yeah, volunteers are hard to come by.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-91700459828055316342015-08-21T20:33:03.864-07:002015-08-21T20:33:03.864-07:00I am not familiar with continuation high school. I...I am not familiar with continuation high school. I am happy that my teens like to read. But I doubt either of them would like to read aloud!!Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17406717262345866373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-40023683445265157402015-08-20T12:52:19.902-07:002015-08-20T12:52:19.902-07:00I've encountered many of them in other classes...I've encountered many of them in other classes, so it gets easier the more I call roll.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-55575694808028786682015-08-20T12:51:40.118-07:002015-08-20T12:51:40.118-07:00Some teachers do give credit for volunteering. And...Some teachers do give credit for volunteering. And hey, if it gets them to read...Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-25441260326046644372015-08-20T12:50:53.183-07:002015-08-20T12:50:53.183-07:00Hart has the answer to that.Hart has the answer to that.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-12666635339065713882015-08-20T12:49:42.556-07:002015-08-20T12:49:42.556-07:00With their teacher they were reading The Crucible,...With their teacher they were reading <i>The Crucible</i>, but with me it was the intro stuff--about the author, the times in which the play was written, etc.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-87305034147307338852015-08-20T11:31:59.318-07:002015-08-20T11:31:59.318-07:00I'm bad at names! Seems like you have a good w...I'm bad at names! Seems like you have a good work-around.<br /><br />Yvonne Ventrescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06935915085584796351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-87500181050593427962015-08-20T10:42:39.658-07:002015-08-20T10:42:39.658-07:00I liked reading because I knew I was good at it. T...I liked reading because I knew I was good at it. That one boy was probably day dreaming and trying to get out of doing any assignment but you shook up enough to get him out of dream land.Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-39368327961984737832015-08-20T09:47:10.383-07:002015-08-20T09:47:10.383-07:00Your student wanting to know about credit sounds l...Your student wanting to know about credit sounds like a future successful businessperson...negotiating the deal up front. :) <br /><br />I'm so terrible with names. Sounds like you have a good system!Nadine_Feldmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05742177071130596367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-7000461874803396852015-08-20T07:56:57.929-07:002015-08-20T07:56:57.929-07:00I always hated reading aloud. Partially because I ...I always hated reading aloud. Partially because I was in speech therapy from 1st - 6th grade and had to read aloud for evaluation. The clicks every time I missed made things that much worse. Then in 7th grade we moved from the east coast to the mid west and everyone made fun of my accent! And when I got nervous, my voice got really high... No wonder I skipped class so much!Donna Sextonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08734847641434673076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-13007859357412932002015-08-20T06:31:07.193-07:002015-08-20T06:31:07.193-07:00Recognition is a far easier memory function to eli...Recognition is a far easier memory function to elicit than cold recall. I will have you know you are NORMAL, or even prompted recall. I've been putting together a survey at work and this fact determines question order (don't want to give people information BEFORE asking for their "top of mind".Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-53931780311648232272015-08-20T04:24:52.246-07:002015-08-20T04:24:52.246-07:00I remember names I see on paper better too. Photog...I remember names I see on paper better too. Photographic memory?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09174682655234764319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-78911059109970524042015-08-20T00:04:01.550-07:002015-08-20T00:04:01.550-07:00I always hated reading out loud at school too and ...I always hated reading out loud at school too and so have never insisted that kids do it. I will read to 'em if I get no volunteers and then when I make a mistake they can see it doesn't hurt too much and are more inclined to give it a go...well sometimes anyway. What were they reading?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128774435912323133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-63985032781252633202015-08-19T22:10:11.595-07:002015-08-19T22:10:11.595-07:00Yeah, it made me suspicious. I didn't see anyt...Yeah, it made me suspicious. I didn't see anything, though. I guess I missed it.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-29000699179601984802015-08-19T22:09:28.256-07:002015-08-19T22:09:28.256-07:00I would love name tags. I have found, though, that...I would love name tags. I have found, though, that one can find their names if one knows where to look.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-50978557044879083062015-08-19T21:33:34.436-07:002015-08-19T21:33:34.436-07:00I would also have trouble remembering the names of...I would also have trouble remembering the names of everyone. I'd have to wonder what the student was up to when he said, "Oh, I didn't see you there."<br /><br />Sunni<br />http://sunni-survivinglife.blogspot.com/Sunnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12671891696662548892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-30190153216109427802015-08-19T21:10:03.492-07:002015-08-19T21:10:03.492-07:00Wouldn't it be nice if they were name tags so ...Wouldn't it be nice if they were name tags so you could identify who they were?<br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-3066256579231169252015-08-19T19:35:25.439-07:002015-08-19T19:35:25.439-07:00I don't. I use seating charts, the photos on t...I don't. I use seating charts, the photos on the roll, and looking at their papers usually.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-70466186569659088832015-08-19T19:34:21.261-07:002015-08-19T19:34:21.261-07:00Getting volunteers is always a challenge. Kids don...Getting volunteers is always a challenge. Kids don't like to be singled out, and they worry that others will make fun of how they read. I think that's more a teenage thing than a continuation high school thing. (I have trouble getting volunteers everywhere.)Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-11671618328930392162015-08-19T15:17:41.262-07:002015-08-19T15:17:41.262-07:00"I didn't see you there." Sounds lik..."I didn't see you there." Sounds like something to be suspicious about!J E Oneilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09780097298061829471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-25212095968966286292015-08-19T09:29:01.999-07:002015-08-19T09:29:01.999-07:00Nice. I had one choir teacher who would memorize e...Nice. I had one choir teacher who would memorize every student's name on the first day of class. Serious gift there. I couldn't do it. Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-15272963064460547182015-08-19T09:02:46.515-07:002015-08-19T09:02:46.515-07:00It's probably tough remembering everyone's...It's probably tough remembering everyone's name! It usually takes me a couple of weeks to remember my students' names.Sherry Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844837212122243321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-4774010768048227612015-08-19T08:38:08.486-07:002015-08-19T08:38:08.486-07:00Its sad when a student will read only for credit. ...Its sad when a student will read only for credit. There is a reason they are in continuation and one would think to get the education no questions asked. Perplexing to say the least. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com