tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post114019413285882990..comments2024-03-15T01:11:32.832-07:00Comments on Bardiac: Color me IMPRESSED!Bardiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-1140572657896704302006-02-21T17:44:00.000-08:002006-02-21T17:44:00.000-08:00Thanks Joseph and Terminal!By and large, students ...Thanks Joseph and Terminal!<BR/><BR/>By and large, students really are here to learn, and do bring so much to my life. This class has been steadily making my semester better and better.Bardiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-1140417934586771762006-02-19T22:45:00.000-08:002006-02-19T22:45:00.000-08:00That's fantastic!Years ago, my dad, an elementary ...That's fantastic!<BR/><BR/>Years ago, my dad, an elementary school teacher, got in an accident on the way to school. This was before cell phones, and he had no way to let the school know he was late.<BR/><BR/>He got to the classroom 20 minutes late, expecting total chaos. (Think Kindergarten Cop...) What he found made his jaw drop: 30 children all sitting quietly at their desks, reading books. They'd taken attendence, put out the flag, given the cafeteria a hot lunch count, and had started their reading lesson.<BR/><BR/>Things like this give me hope. :)Terminal Degreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16523014953046778630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-1140394505732261702006-02-19T16:15:00.000-08:002006-02-19T16:15:00.000-08:00This semester I am teaching two sections of our fi...This semester I am teaching two sections of our first-year Lit/writing course in a big room with several large round tables. I have taken advantage of this by having students do a lot of small-group discussion before we come together as a class & the results have been quite remarkable. Your experience confirms for me that students, properly motivated & given some time, can come up with amazing insights.Joseph Duemerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07650314132179290321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-1140285900570455432006-02-18T10:05:00.000-08:002006-02-18T10:05:00.000-08:00Indeed! So many things make teaching worth while,...Indeed! So many things make teaching worth while, but a class like this ranks high. <BR/><BR/>Maybe they were faking me out or something, or I actually hit my head yesterday and only hallucinated all this. But WOW!Bardiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-1140229241230392752006-02-17T18:20:00.000-08:002006-02-17T18:20:00.000-08:00Oh. Wow.Now I am having a massive case of student ...Oh. Wow.<BR/><BR/>Now I am having a massive case of student envy.Ancrene Wiseasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02075637582360688845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-1140228189463345162006-02-17T18:03:00.000-08:002006-02-17T18:03:00.000-08:00Classes like that make teaching worth it.Classes like that make teaching worth it.EmmaNadinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11813648613912843721noreply@blogger.com