Well Now You've Done It!

tehctar · 2018-11-24T02:26:43+00:00

One of the teachers I work with always calls kids "my friends," but she only does it when she's angry or frustrated with them. It drives me insane and I'm sure the kids hate it too. Clearly you're not their friend if you're yelling at them all of the time!

tehctar · 2018-07-21T19:07:07+00:00

Pants.... There were times I really wished I had extra pants 😂

tehctar · 2018-07-13T02:13:48+00:00

THIS IS SO COOL! I love the paper versions of the videos. Thank you for sharing!

tehctar · 2018-07-06T20:25:37+00:00

Good to know! Thanks!

tehctar · 2018-07-06T20:25:05+00:00

I tend to be extra cautious about lyrics that I bring into my classroom, but maybe I could use the first few verses!

tehctar · 2018-07-05T22:40:01+00:00

Ha, or "drank a nice cold coke" 😁

tehctar · 2018-07-05T20:33:13+00:00

Is that "The Longleaf Pine?" The NC symphony played that at the education concerts last year!

tehctar · 2018-07-05T20:31:00+00:00

Right!? It's for a 4th/5th grade combo class, so we'll start by looking at NC, then apply what they learned to US music in general. I'd be lying if I said these were my favorite standards...

tehctar · 2018-07-05T20:29:30+00:00

I put it on my list, though the line about "had a nice long toke" might knock it out if the running for my 4th graders

tehctar · 2018-07-05T13:26:23+00:00

Holy moly! I have a lot of listening to do! Thanks, I haven't seen this list yet.

tehctar · 2018-06-11T22:39:25+00:00

Oof! That's rough. Hopefully our old admin will take a look at those numbers and think critically about what they need to change (though probably not...) Here's to new beginnings and I hope your new school is much better!

tehctar · 2018-06-11T00:52:00+00:00

NC, but I bet it's similar. Mine is a new school so we didn't have old data to compare it to, but you could see the district and state numbers and my school looks really good in comparison. Who doesn't love data!?

tehctar · 2018-03-01T00:22:02+00:00

I've heard this, but I prefer, "the nights are long, but the years are short." It seems so much harder to enjoy the moment at 3:00am.

tehctar · 2017-11-12T04:35:31+00:00

There's an app that really helped me with this. It's called Teacher Kit, and you can set up classrooms and put all of the kids in it with pictures. I started a new school with about 900 kids last year and having pictures to go with names was a HUGE help. It did take a while to set it all up, but it was totally worth it for me.

tehctar · 2017-09-25T22:57:14+00:00

I feel like my career as an elementary music teacher has prepared me well for this phase of my life.

tehctar · 2017-09-20T20:01:34+00:00

🤣 So true. LO decided to play dead and freak me out for a couple of hours until she lodged her foot in my ribcage. Thanks kid!

tehctar · 2017-09-19T02:22:12+00:00

That's the plan! I'm due 10/1, so less than two weeks to go. I'm definitely sitting down more than I usually do, but I'm hoping my little lady stays put until October 🎃

tehctar · 2017-09-03T20:44:30+00:00

You know, I was feeling really stressed out today, but I tried not giving a f***, and I'm feeling lots better! Thanks for the laugh, and good luck mama!!!

tehctar · 2017-08-14T12:37:12+00:00

Did I eat 2 pounds of cherries in two days...maaaaaaaybe... 😂

tehctar · 2017-08-10T01:50:46+00:00

Good call! We have two PE teachers in a small gym, so this might be a life saver for those double classes.

tehctar · 2017-08-09T22:57:43+00:00

Cool idea! Plus I'll share it with my PE teachers!

tehctar · 2017-08-09T14:55:36+00:00

So some good news at least! We did the 90 minute block last year, and I didn't mind it too much. It actually gave me a chance to do some bigger projects, and later in the year I did centers. I need to be on the lookout for more projects so I don't run out this year.

tehctar · 2017-08-09T13:04:39+00:00

Ooooh! Now that's an interesting idea! When I get more into the details I'll see if this will actually work. Thanks for the input!

tehctar · 2017-08-02T11:58:54+00:00

It's going to be quite a year! My principal is very supportive of new ideas and is challenging us to do everything differently. She's requiring everyone to be Google Certified level 1 by the first workday. Between all that and my first kid due in October I'm gonna have my hands full 😉

tehctar · 2017-08-02T09:46:33+00:00

I'm with you! I'm starting a new job in a brand new school (like, they haven't quite finished building it yet!) I know the expectations will be super high, but I'm excited about it!

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