tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198460211087859887.post1879514939514366259..comments2023-11-03T03:14:43.155-07:00Comments on Pseudo's Spot: Define “It”Pseudohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10430783970802030846noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198460211087859887.post-20087685123396207482008-09-27T17:56:00.000-07:002008-09-27T17:56:00.000-07:00"I don't read books. It's not my learning style." ..."I don't read books. It's not my learning style." that is priceless. And sad.essbeseehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05745117719761568320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198460211087859887.post-61487705367900386692008-09-27T05:03:00.000-07:002008-09-27T05:03:00.000-07:00*sigh* I just taught my first class in about 15 ye...*sigh* I just taught my first class in about 15 years - I did an adjunct thing at a local university. I assigned extra credit. For five students, the extra credit would have changed their grade by a half grade. I told them all of their status. Not ONE of them did the extra credit.Manager Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17648981937075813835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198460211087859887.post-18968485682384620202008-09-26T23:21:00.000-07:002008-09-26T23:21:00.000-07:00I don't read...the three words that can kill a lib...I don't read...the three words that can kill a librarian:-) Thanks for visiting my blog and you just about killed me with your funny comment about the "handy" toilet poster. Too funny! I laughed out loud.Rosemary Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04491289415279715164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198460211087859887.post-44856319486777946302008-09-26T20:17:00.000-07:002008-09-26T20:17:00.000-07:00I am a 10th grade English teacher too! I so unders...I am a 10th grade English teacher too! I so understand this. I had a kid come in yesterday.<BR/><BR/>Miss Bee, I need help.<BR/><BR/>Ok, what do you need help with? Be specific.<BR/><BR/>I just need help.<BR/><BR/>Ok, with what?<BR/><BR/>I can't put it into words, just help me!<BR/><BR/><BR/>With vocab? With grammar? With your essay? With Kafka?<BR/><BR/>It's like trying to solve a puzzle with every one!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17584248569655542892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198460211087859887.post-14757460013783934382008-09-25T22:04:00.000-07:002008-09-25T22:04:00.000-07:00These four boys do not represent the majority of t...These four boys do not represent the majority of the class. And one of them came to discussion today ready to start talking, so who knows...Pseudohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10430783970802030846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198460211087859887.post-7066876357399069172008-09-25T21:25:00.000-07:002008-09-25T21:25:00.000-07:00as a pessimist i'm afraid i find this thread just ...as a pessimist i'm afraid i find this thread just a tad depressing... yet the optimist battles and hopes that maybe just one will complete the read and come to you and say, "miss, i get it!"<BR/><BR/>hope springs eternal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198460211087859887.post-30748085030886607302008-09-25T18:05:00.000-07:002008-09-25T18:05:00.000-07:00I have actually been to a couple of meetings with ...I have actually been to a couple of meetings with parents of students who are failing, and had parents tell me, "I don't read books and I do alright..."<BR/>Yes, I think it is sad. Thankfully, I have a lot of students this year who are enjoying the process of reading and discussion.Pseudohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10430783970802030846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198460211087859887.post-17469768834822636032008-09-25T17:40:00.000-07:002008-09-25T17:40:00.000-07:00I can't decide what's sadder -- that they so readi...I can't decide what's sadder -- that they so readily accept that there should be a way out of this without doing any work for themselves, or that or culture perpetuates that type of thinking.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963564417866585477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198460211087859887.post-19852548489638544672008-09-25T17:20:00.000-07:002008-09-25T17:20:00.000-07:00Hmmm...sounds like short-term sacrifice in hopes o...Hmmm...sounds like short-term sacrifice in hopes of long-term gain...ie give up a little time after school, and get the answers straight from teacha...i haven't been in the school system in a long time...at what grade level does the shift from wanting-to-learn-everything to wanting-to-slack-off-as-much-as-possible happen these days?...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198460211087859887.post-19568671316817833342008-09-25T13:47:00.000-07:002008-09-25T13:47:00.000-07:00Oh geez...Oh geez...Kristanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04771013578685419826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198460211087859887.post-58503833426606521982008-09-25T13:08:00.000-07:002008-09-25T13:08:00.000-07:00Glad to know itls not just me and my class. Thank...Glad to know itls not just me and my class. Thanks everyone.<BR/><BR/>Movie - That is hard when they can't read at all. I had a few like that whenI taught in the alternative HS. And if you venture back - am curious who those celebs were...Pseudohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10430783970802030846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198460211087859887.post-17621112113996299202008-09-25T13:01:00.000-07:002008-09-25T13:01:00.000-07:00LOL - I am SO going through this with my 16-year-o...LOL - I am SO going through this with my 16-year-old son right now! His teacher called me at home on a Saturday to tell me that there's a certain autobiography (Ben Franklin's) that my boy should be reading...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198460211087859887.post-12077333713474708662008-09-25T12:25:00.000-07:002008-09-25T12:25:00.000-07:00Sadly, a lot of cool someones have bragged about n...Sadly, a lot of cool someones have bragged about not reading books. I've seen it in the media quite a bit.<BR/><BR/>I've heard it over and over. I've heard fairly "educated" adults brag about this. Like they are too busy to read. The rest of their lives are too important... <BR/><BR/>Ridiculous. <BR/><BR/>But on the plus side, your students *can* read. I have a few non-readers this year.cheatymoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328903955238115971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198460211087859887.post-87203070705293808962008-09-25T10:58:00.000-07:002008-09-25T10:58:00.000-07:00Been there, heard that. When my students say I don...Been there, heard that. When my students say I don't get it, I always say yes you do it's right there on your desk. This usually encourages them to say I don't understand. In a junior high school I often hear the same. Well at least we know it's a global problemJay Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12502307677729706340noreply@blogger.com