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Trimesters are new for us. The mad testing scramble at the end of the grading period is not new. We've been working hard at paragraphing. March is a big learning month in education. There aren't a lot of breaks and they aren't looking ahead to summer yet.
The lights just went out on me. Third time tonight. I can't write my blog and keep the lights on because the motion detector doesn't detect any motion. In fact, there isn't much that I do here after school that keeps the lights on. Correcting papers is no good. Writing out my plans - also no good. I can't stand that there isn't a setting to keep the lights on. Especially in the winter, I am completely left in the dark many times a night. I have to get up and go to the corner where the motion detector is and wave my arms. It is quite a pain. I need one of those perpetual motion things like the head bobbing, drinking bird to sit in front of that detector. And no, we aren't allowed to bring in our own lamps.
We will be having our biography tea party on Thursday afternoon. Student are to play the role of their characters for the entire duration of the tea party. They will have to introduce themselves to the whole class and tell why they are famous, but other than that, I'm hoping the learning will come in small conversations.
We started averaging in math. Chapter five should go by quickly: Data and Probability. Outside of mean, median and mode, most of the chapter will be review.
Have a good night. I need to leave before I throw something at that motion detector.
Mr. Shea
Oscillating fan with streamers? If your sensors need more motion try one of those fan driven creatures you see at Halloween or at car dealers? Of course these options use electricity which flies in the face of the original intent of the motion sensors - you might jeopardize the school's LEED certification. Your ducking bird idea is greener and perhaps there is a teaching opportunity in the bird - I have no idea what makes that bird drink. Alternatively, you could ignore the sensors and supply your own illumination. Perhaps your own desk lamp with a big old 100 watt incandescent bulb (if you happened to stockpile a few bulbs before they were banned). An LED headlamp is another option but it has some drawbacks. McKeen Street passers by may mistake you for a burglar, and if you spend too much time in a headlamp you start to feel a bit like a spelunker. I guess maybe you should just look forward to setting the clocks ahead soon...
ReplyDeleteSorry Neil, no fans allowed. No lights either. I guess I have to find me one of those birds.
ReplyDeleteLoving the time change though.