Today I had a talk with my students.
You know, the college students?
I talked to them about plagiarism. What it looks like. How they can avoid it. Why they should avoid it. Ahh, life skills. I suppose my classroom is as good as any.
We had this talk because I've had about double the number of incidents (some reportable, some not) of a normal semester and we're only half way through it. Hopefully this will encourage people to stop trying to take the easy way out.
Thursday, October 19, 2017
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Tuesday: work
Work. Sometimes the students just make me want to shake my head and ask "why?"
(I had a bit of a rant written, but decided that it wasn't quite so appropriate. Normal teacher complaints...nothing special.)
(I had a bit of a rant written, but decided that it wasn't quite so appropriate. Normal teacher complaints...nothing special.)
Monday, October 16, 2017
Sunday, October 15, 2017
Sunday: thought too soon
Last week I noticed that several students had sniffles. I thought to myself, "oh, I'm not sick. That's really nice."
Today I noticed that both kids had some sniffles.
Tonight I have some sniffles. Bother.
Today I noticed that both kids had some sniffles.
Tonight I have some sniffles. Bother.
Saturday, October 14, 2017
Telepuzzle
A while back a friend and I did a puzzle together. I have fond memories of puzzle nights in NY, and thought it could be fun to do a puzzle with her too.
The problem? She lives in Florida.
The solution? We each got a copy of the puzzle and worked on it at the same time with google chat. So while we weren't able to see each other, we still could commiserate on the hard parts of the puzzle or be excited about the weird things in the puzzle.
I managed to finish mine just a few days ago. I had lost one piece. By the time I found it a day or so later, I had already covered up the puzzle with something else. I uncovered it a few days ago and finished it.
It was a lot of fun and worked a lot better than I was expecting.
The problem? She lives in Florida.
The solution? We each got a copy of the puzzle and worked on it at the same time with google chat. So while we weren't able to see each other, we still could commiserate on the hard parts of the puzzle or be excited about the weird things in the puzzle.
I managed to finish mine just a few days ago. I had lost one piece. By the time I found it a day or so later, I had already covered up the puzzle with something else. I uncovered it a few days ago and finished it.
It was a lot of fun and worked a lot better than I was expecting.
Friday, October 13, 2017
Friday: lightbulbs
I was changing lightbulbs today and found this...
a sock. I found a sock on top of the light.s
a sock. I found a sock on top of the light.s
Wednesday, October 11, 2017
Wednesday: normal day
Really, it was a rather normal day, although Joshua seemed a bit out of it.
We started with music class. The songs and story changed (they had been the same for the last three weeks) and I think it threw him off a bit. On the way there, out of the blue, he asked, "What's a tortoise?" I have no idea where he learned the word, especially without context.
Then we went to the vet with Flurry. Flurry was having a few issues, but she did ok at the vet for once. Maybe she realized that she needed some help. She got some shots; hopefully they'll clear everything up.
Joshua has been working on a Lego helicopter since last night and so excited about it! He sometimes can put stuff together if I just give him the pieces, but usually I need to sit there with him. He can look at the instructions and usually put the pieces in the right spot, but he seemed to need the support from my being there. Anyway, we finished it after lunch.
It was rainy today.
We started with music class. The songs and story changed (they had been the same for the last three weeks) and I think it threw him off a bit. On the way there, out of the blue, he asked, "What's a tortoise?" I have no idea where he learned the word, especially without context.
Then we went to the vet with Flurry. Flurry was having a few issues, but she did ok at the vet for once. Maybe she realized that she needed some help. She got some shots; hopefully they'll clear everything up.
Joshua has been working on a Lego helicopter since last night and so excited about it! He sometimes can put stuff together if I just give him the pieces, but usually I need to sit there with him. He can look at the instructions and usually put the pieces in the right spot, but he seemed to need the support from my being there. Anyway, we finished it after lunch.
It was rainy today.
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