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Comment on Attendance Update by oakley メガネ

oakley メガネ — Thu, 23 May 2013 19:09:32 +0000

Hi there! I know this is kinda off topic but I’d figured I’d
ask. Would you be interested in exchanging links or maybe guest authoring a blog post or vice-versa?
My blog goes over a lot of the same topics as yours and I feel we could greatly benefit from each other.
If you are interested feel free to send me an e-mail.
I look forward to hearing from you! Fantastic blog by the way!

Comment on Poems for Teaching Denotation & Connotation by Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 15 May 2013 23:50:00 +0000

Thanks. U really helped!

Comment on Lighten Your Grading Load by drpezz

drpezz — Mon, 13 May 2013 03:12:04 +0000

Good luck with the class size issue. It’s never easy. I average about 30 kids per class, so I feel your pain.

My only solution has been to use more peer editing and to spread out the due dates. The workload is distributed over a month rather than a weekend but still does require about 45-60 minutes each night there is a due date; however, I prefer this over the many hours required in a single weekend.

Comment on Lighten Your Grading Load by Rho

Rho — Sun, 12 May 2013 23:33:52 +0000

Good idea; I have been pondering just how I am going to manage 150+ students in the coming year: Honors I, Honors II and all of the sophomore class, and Am Lit–all of the junior class except for 8 students. Major staff cuts took away an Engish teacher when we had 3 Eng. teachers for 4 grades (about 300+ students) and now it is just two. Administration doesn’t want to do away with Honors Am Lit, AP Lit, and creative writing, but those are small classes. So they are keeping them by loading me way beyond other teachers. There may be a teacher handling 60 some 9th graders, so the other hs teacher will have much smaller, more select classes. It may end up in a grievance for disproportionate class sizes and total load.

Comment on A New Activity Every 15 Minutes by An English classroom for active learners

An English classroom for active learners — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 06:01:19 +0000

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