tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983714963510766982.post5875501516086302205..comments2022-02-27T01:56:50.178-04:00Comments on The Pnakotic Manuscripts: It's Monday Morning AgainJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02312740064923045194noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983714963510766982.post-13245473081478849642007-12-11T20:15:00.000-04:002007-12-11T20:15:00.000-04:00Yeah, I have classroom management issues at the co...Yeah, I have classroom management issues at the college level. But typically if I kick the problem student out of class one time then they get their act together from then on. Plus, I can ridicule the students in front of everybody if they talk or their cellphone goes off. That's a lot more fun than when I taught 7th grade.DCPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01026061066008392652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983714963510766982.post-76911563563223293032007-12-11T13:36:00.000-04:002007-12-11T13:36:00.000-04:00Glenn, do you ever have classroom management issue...Glenn, do you ever have classroom management issues at the college level?<BR/><BR/>I really should have followed that note up with a private discussion about how acting foolish isn't the best way to make friends, but since we're not allowed to make kids come in early, stay in at lunch or stay after school, opportunities are basically limited to speaking in the hall during class time, which leaves a room full of grade 7's unattended for however long the conversation takes.<BR/><BR/>We're only allowed to give them 40 minutes of homework a night, too. That's not per class, that's between all the 6 or 7 subjects that they're taking. No wonder the average grade 7 student in Fort Kent, Maine is dumber than a sack of left-handed doorknobs. Christ.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02312740064923045194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983714963510766982.post-75819089585994516352007-12-11T08:28:00.000-04:002007-12-11T08:28:00.000-04:00You know that's actually really a testament to how...You know that's actually really a testament to how cool you are, right? I mean, if that kid didn't think you were a good teacher (and a good human being, repressed outbursts and all) she would have neglected to let you in on that sad little secret. Of course, teenage girls are a very manipulative subset of the species, so it may have all been bullshit, actually directed at getting the attention of the badass boys. But still, I think the paper crane speaks volumes to her esteem for you. And I loved the way you handled it. That is exactly what a teacher should say. They could make a sit-com out of you, Mr Feeny.Shaunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10102779770455766173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983714963510766982.post-3572671725246768942007-12-11T00:01:00.000-04:002007-12-11T00:01:00.000-04:00I don't know if it would cheer you up for me to sa...I don't know if it would cheer you up for me to say this happens with my college freshmen all the time. I mean, except for the origami crane.DCPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01026061066008392652noreply@blogger.com