Thursday, January 24, 2008

Today we talked about stress

My students are really stressed. And its only the beginning of the semester. Some of them are over 400 points. They need to go to www.vitality.com and read artilce #543 called "self-Care: Reducing Your Stress Now." I hope they find ways to do that.
I'm very stressed too, so I'll be checking that out.

Thursday, January 17, 2008

New Class, New list

Here are some more responses to the question- "What makes a great teacher?"
A great teacher....
has good methods
is encouraging,
passionate,
knowledgable,
speaks clearly,
is experienced,
helpful,
friendly,
authoritative,
asks challenging questions,
follows the rules (I disagree!)
pushes the students to develop their knowledge
lights a spark
gives of her time
has extra materials
is fair,
and prepared,
and understands her/his students.