tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post7941216827242986964..comments2023-07-20T03:10:07.458-05:00Comments on Bluebird's Classroom: And just how do they manage to cross the street?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post-25996268649469351782007-09-24T16:31:00.000-05:002007-09-24T16:31:00.000-05:00I promise those of us teaching fourth grade do tea...I promise those of us teaching fourth grade do teach them "how" to take a true/false, multiple choice type test....they simply do what they want to.<BR/><BR/>The activity you spoke of that the aide gave is one I do the first day of every nine weeks. I've never had more than five students who do it correctly even after they have seen it two or three times.....EHThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17964668210604436937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post-17842432585634478432007-09-23T19:58:00.000-05:002007-09-23T19:58:00.000-05:00Snort. Well, it's not just a 7th grade thing. I ...Snort. Well, it's not just a 7th grade thing. I have 8th graders who routinely get 50% on assignments because they don't turn it over and see if there's anything else to do on the back page!<BR/>It's ridiculous. It's almost as if they are soooo used to being told exactly what to do that they've lost any impetus to figure things out for themselves.Jenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18151262932309043192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post-18614996922117599752007-09-23T13:20:00.000-05:002007-09-23T13:20:00.000-05:00That's part of the reason I'm much happier teachin...That's part of the reason I'm much happier teaching high school than I was teaching junior high. By high school, most of them have figured it out, at least a little bit.Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post-74347770863728363412007-09-23T12:11:00.000-05:002007-09-23T12:11:00.000-05:00A few years ago when I taught on a team in middle ...A few years ago when I taught on a team in middle school, our science teacher held a review the day before a test. As part of the review, he wrote the material on the board -- and forgot to erase it. <BR/><BR/>Nobody passed the test.grayciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13188392312385509613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post-89305358646185342612007-09-22T18:35:00.000-05:002007-09-22T18:35:00.000-05:00Hi, it's Liz from I Speak of Dreams. A bit of a ...Hi, it's Liz from <A HREF="http://lizditz.typepad.com" REL="nofollow"> I Speak of Dreams</A>. A bit of a topic hi jack. There's some blogging to-do going on about a fellow, Dan Hodgins, doing professional development for the pre-k to gr. 3 set, grossly misrepresenting the brain and the effect of gender on education.<BR/><BR/>It made me wonder, the worst, most vapid, most content-free professional development experience of your teaching career, and leave a link in the comments (or post the whole sorry story in the comments, if you'd like). <BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://lizditz.typepad.com/i_speak_of_dreams/2007/09/contest-for-k-1.html" REL="nofollow">Contest home is here</A> (also has links that explains the to-do over Hodgins).Liz Ditzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03455722013211350247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post-66478951757394587252007-09-20T19:57:00.000-05:002007-09-20T19:57:00.000-05:00We must be teaching the same kids. I had kids cop...We must be teaching the same kids. I had kids copying a science experiment out of their book today, and at least seven of them called me over when they had reached the bottom of their page to tell me they had no more room. My response?<BR/>"Turn the page!"<BR/>it's a freakin spiral notebook, and you're on the third page of it!!Mister Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00797744114515551901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post-64581137413866157422007-09-20T18:53:00.000-05:002007-09-20T18:53:00.000-05:00I don't know if it's good or bad news, but I'm afr...I don't know if it's good or bad news, but I'm afraid it's not just a 7th grade thing. I have high schoolers-seniors in fact-who don't follow directions.Mrs. Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17730747441676219265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post-56052456375751827522007-09-19T20:11:00.000-05:002007-09-19T20:11:00.000-05:00i had a similar problem today. i gave a test, but...i had a similar problem today. i gave a test, but did a review yesterday in which i explained how to answer an essay question (i teach spanish so the concept literally incites terror). instead of taking away the concept of reading the directions and giving a response that answers the question, they took away "memorize the answer." 45% of the class wrote an answer based on the review question instead of the actual question on the test. gah!sheldinskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07760965848547129496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post-63895054690641107462007-09-19T07:37:00.000-05:002007-09-19T07:37:00.000-05:00I teach 7th grade too - it must be a 7th grade thi...I teach 7th grade too - it must be a 7th grade thing because I see it all the time. <BR/>My favorite is when I put step-by-step instructions for a project or assignment on my web page and have kids asking "What do I do next?". My standard answer "Read the instructions on the web page".Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804180211201448733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post-79305885283320934832007-09-18T22:52:00.000-05:002007-09-18T22:52:00.000-05:00I've got kids who leave T/F and multiple choice qu...I've got kids who leave T/F and multiple choice questions blank because they don't know the answers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post-6102811480857542972007-09-18T18:41:00.000-05:002007-09-18T18:41:00.000-05:00What about the student who answers an "explain" qu...What about the student who answers an "explain" question with "Yes" and no further explanation?Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03514105660006808840noreply@blogger.com