Laws of Gravity

Emily was the only one actually doing any work in second period. This was the continuation high school, so students not accomplishing muc...

I was covering two days of a U.S. history class. As they were juniors and Ms. G's classes tend to be on the good side, I wasn't t...

Has the internet decided that it's now Flashback Fridays? I don't know anymore. I first started doing reposts on Tuesdays, but th...

It was the end of a long, hot day in the special ed resource room at the continuation high school. (It was hot outside, but the air condi...

I was perusing my "random thoughts" tag to find the link I used on Monday (the one about how I don't lose things ), and I...

"Did you sub for Ms. F?" Not in the last couple months. I wracked my brain. I couldn't remember if I had subbed for her this...

"You look like you play the oboe." That's what got my attention. The boy to whom the comment was directed looked confused. ...

Typing class at the continuation high school. After making sure the students were on the proper program, I went back to the front of the roo...

The lesson plan was a bit vague: Work on review for final. Continue reading and outlining chapter 25.  Good enough. I explained this to...

Passing before 6th period. Middle school--likely 8th graders. (The student wasn't coming into my class, but the teacher next door also t...

Is it unreasonable for me to require students not throw a ball around while inside a classroom? Don't worry, that question is rhetoric...

Earth science. It's a tricky day. The class is populated by 9th graders who failed 8th grade science. My primary job is to clamp down on...

Sometimes I catch half a conversation, and it stops me cold. This one did. It was originally posted on February 12, 2010 , and I still recal...

Opportunity class again . The group has gone crazy. But rather than tell you about all the idiotic things they did (read: throwing things an...

Sean brought up his textbook to show me a picture where the man looked like Bruce Willis. I laughed. Sean went back to his seat.  Then Sea...

New year, and nothing to say. What else is new?   Several years ago, I started my blog on MySpace. After a few too many technical glitches...

Today I covered a graphic arts class. The teacher left them book work. This is usual for shop-type classes. Because of the specialized equ...

I found this note attached to the top of today's lesson plan. The teacher wrote at the top, "I received this at the end of the day,...

"This is an open book test." Most of the students got up to get a book. Since notes were allowed as well, they got those out. I ...

I used to have a MySpace account. I started my blog there. But after I had a few too many technical difficulties, I moved the blog here. I h...