Beatitudes for Educators
Robert sent me two takes on the Beatitudes, both of which I have published below. The first is a spoof, but the second is most wonderful, irrespective of whatever faith one might profess, or not profess. Truth is truth in
Bark 'em Down
This from John: Ben - Recent conversations in my school are causing me to think that I am soon going to have to justify my assessments in very concrete terms, possibly in the context of a framework that applies to all subjects.
Input vs. Output 2
This content from a recent response by Robert to Jody on http://www.benslavic.com/blog/2011/12/05/ohio-may-have-a-problem/ cannot be ignored so I am reposting it here as a blog entry: I have to agree with Jody. Most programs ignore the importance of the conversation, i.e. the interpersonal component. I also question
Input vs. Output 1
This content from a recent comment by Jody on http://www.benslavic.com/blog/2011/12/05/ohio-may-have-a-problem/ cannot be ignored so I am reposting it here as a blog entry:
Points of View May Vary
Brigitte's follow up meeting with her administrator was different than she thought it would be, for those who remember her comment here of a few weeks ago in which she felt that the kids "froze up" when an administrator walked in.
Michael Nagelkerke
Thank you Michael for this bio: I haven’t yet gotten around to writing my bio, but I could cut and paste the majority of Jen’s bio into my own. Everything she said about not feeling like a “real teacher,” trying to
High Frequency Latin Words
This is from John: Ben, I wanted to make sure this helpful resource is accessible to Latin teachers on your blog. It is a list of the 300 most frequent Latin words, based on the classical literature. http://users.erols.com/whitaker/freqappx.htm#300 Obviously, some important daily-use words are
Don't Allow English
There is one thing about the use of English that I am not sure we have mentioned here but that illustrates exactly why it is so crucial to enforce our rules, especially the non-use of English, and strongly. That is that when we
Michael's Question for the Group
We didn't get a discussion going on Michael's blog post from Friday. However, we need to step up on the follow-up email below from Michael. I don't mean to demand responses here, but this is a serious situation. We just
University Student Classroom Observation
More from Byrce and AshLee: (posted by Bryce Hedstrom at his site http://www.brycehedstrom.com/2011/university-student-classroom-observation) These are some further reflections by AshLee, a student at Colorado State University. I had presented on TPRS in her Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages class and she came