After years of largely futile discussion on the topic of blurting here, Keri has perhaps hit on the best way to keep our little angels from blurting. I put this gem in the Primers too.
Keri’s simple formula:
…I think I owe it to the timer and how I use it. Each day in each class my “timer student” times how long we stay in the TL all class. At the end of class, s/he puts the time on a chart I have in the classroom. The minutes get added daily. At the end of the month, the class with the most minutes in the TL gets donuts! Yes, I spend about $20/month on donuts for a class but it’s worth it….
$20/month for no blurting? I’ll take it!