tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post5325876496041567443..comments2024-03-19T00:04:13.541-04:00Comments on Successful Teaching: What Were You Thinking?loonyhikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05378360383088143368noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-64421340037045564142008-02-22T17:53:00.000-05:002008-02-22T17:53:00.000-05:00Pat,Today I heard about a classroom in Texas the t...Pat,<BR/>Today I heard about a classroom in Texas the teacher bullied her kids into doing their best on benchmark test and state testing. She told the kids that they would not get a summer vacation because they would be doing worksheets all summer at school. Several kids went home crying to their parents. Don't know what happen to the teacher.<BR/><BR/>In another elementary school, the principalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-44492117478939153072008-02-21T16:46:00.000-05:002008-02-21T16:46:00.000-05:00Lisa: Imagine if we could write a book about what ...Lisa: Imagine if we could write a book about what we could have done...Even teachers need a time out now and then (and that really gets the attention of the students).loonyhikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378360383088143368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-2267775086881440982008-02-21T16:13:00.000-05:002008-02-21T16:13:00.000-05:00Interesting blog. I have had many instances in my...Interesting blog. I have had many instances in my 20+ years where I thought I was going to do something rash to control a situation. I have learned, instead, to leave the room. The kids actually think it's kind of funny when I say, "I'm taking a minute." and walk into the hall. They usually calm right down and I take my moment to think. Then I can find a better solution to the problem.Lisa Parisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00139683732388415845noreply@blogger.com