Friday, May 27, 2005
The lockers are cleaned out, the books are boxed up, and the last essays have been returned. As I turned around to glance behind at the classroom, I swear I heard echoes. I had them fill out class evaluations.
One question was "What will you take with you from this class?"
"Remembering when Ms. Reedy said you use two condoms with appositive instead of commas, but I don't remember what an appositive is."
"I took the pencil sharpener cover."
"I will take with me the time you fell up the stairs, and I was so glad it wasn't me."
"Can we take something with us?"
"Remember the times when you forgot to teach Social Studies because you were too into that book that made you cry? Is that why you aren't teaching Social Studies next year and only Language Arts?"
I also asked them how could I make Language Arts better.
"Keep letting your class get you off the subject by telling stories."
"Do a whole class singing, all day"
"Maybe you shouldn't talk to the plants anymore."
"Let your students sit by their boyfriends."
"Don't ever forget to read aloud."
"Instead of telling kids it is their choice to write in their journal, make them do it because we make bad choices a lot."
And I think my highlight on the etc. page:
"Ms. Reedy, There were lots of good time and lots of hard times this year. I think you made some good choices with us. Like when you read the cuss words in The Watsons go to Birmingham and when you abandoned the book about the guy who lost his arm and when you put the quote on the board about dreaming big. Maybe you made some mistakes too. When you sent Kyle in the hallway and he really didn't throw paper. Or when you joked around with Brittany about giving her a detention (she was really scared). But I think it was a good year and I think you are good too. I used the word good a lot, but this is only my rough draft and I didn't edit for word choice, so don't read it to grade. OK? Your student, A Future Dr. (or something else)"
One question was "What will you take with you from this class?"
"Remembering when Ms. Reedy said you use two condoms with appositive instead of commas, but I don't remember what an appositive is."
"I took the pencil sharpener cover."
"I will take with me the time you fell up the stairs, and I was so glad it wasn't me."
"Can we take something with us?"
"Remember the times when you forgot to teach Social Studies because you were too into that book that made you cry? Is that why you aren't teaching Social Studies next year and only Language Arts?"
I also asked them how could I make Language Arts better.
"Keep letting your class get you off the subject by telling stories."
"Do a whole class singing, all day"
"Maybe you shouldn't talk to the plants anymore."
"Let your students sit by their boyfriends."
"Don't ever forget to read aloud."
"Instead of telling kids it is their choice to write in their journal, make them do it because we make bad choices a lot."
And I think my highlight on the etc. page:
"Ms. Reedy, There were lots of good time and lots of hard times this year. I think you made some good choices with us. Like when you read the cuss words in The Watsons go to Birmingham and when you abandoned the book about the guy who lost his arm and when you put the quote on the board about dreaming big. Maybe you made some mistakes too. When you sent Kyle in the hallway and he really didn't throw paper. Or when you joked around with Brittany about giving her a detention (she was really scared). But I think it was a good year and I think you are good too. I used the word good a lot, but this is only my rough draft and I didn't edit for word choice, so don't read it to grade. OK? Your student, A Future Dr. (or something else)"
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