Seniors have 3 weeks of instruction left, as of today. They have a total of 16 days left all together. We're having potlucks in my 3 economics classes during block periods today and tomorrow. So far, the food's been pretty good.
Most teachers save the parties for the end of the year. I know from past experience that my students will be scrambling those last few days to get their final projects done. That's one of the reasons I haven't done this for a couple of years. The other is that they've been more hassle than nutrition. I even brought myself a sandwich today as back-up. However, this year I restricted it to my seniors and so far they've come through. We just spent a crushing week on monetary policy, so they needed the break. We got the food out and distributed, then I gave them the assignment of making posters of the functions of the Federal Reserve.
Down side: I have a student I took on for Independent Study of Gov't because he failed it last semester. He's been avoiding me for over a month. I'd track him down, he'd promise to start coming, then I wouldn't see him until the next time I tracked him down. I'm done. He's not graduating next month.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Break's Over
We got back Monday. The seniors are more attentive than I expected. We're doing the Federal Reserve. I figure monetary policy such a complex subject anyway, they might as well work. So, I'm treating it as an AP level subject and teaching it as such. They'll be happy to move on to something else next week, but this week we're timely.
I wish I had a phone in my classroom.
They told us at our faculty meeting yesterday that on the next inservice day there will be a 90 minute block in which all teachers are expected to make phone contact with at least one parent for each of our students. We have less than a dozen phones available to us. When I, a social studies teacher, pointed out that the math didn't work, we were told, "Do your best." I'll do what I usually do, which is send home printed progress reports for a parent signature. I'll make calls on any senior who's failing, but that's not many.
I wish I had a phone in my classroom.
They told us at our faculty meeting yesterday that on the next inservice day there will be a 90 minute block in which all teachers are expected to make phone contact with at least one parent for each of our students. We have less than a dozen phones available to us. When I, a social studies teacher, pointed out that the math didn't work, we were told, "Do your best." I'll do what I usually do, which is send home printed progress reports for a parent signature. I'll make calls on any senior who's failing, but that's not many.
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