tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14648942.post4692567561833368388..comments2024-01-08T05:15:14.232-08:00Comments on Buckhorn Road: I the teacher, in order to form a more perfect student...W.R. Chandlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05908482384887766964noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14648942.post-85353998875155094602009-12-06T23:48:24.726-08:002009-12-06T23:48:24.726-08:00I have also begun showing the School House Rock vi...I have also begun showing the School House Rock videos to my students through the LCD projector. You can find all the old faves on YouTube.<br /><br />Forget "Conjunction Junction" - try getting "I'm just a Bill, and I'm sittin' here on Capitol Hill..." out of your head.W.R. Chandlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05908482384887766964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14648942.post-8559295940052308502009-12-06T22:20:19.940-08:002009-12-06T22:20:19.940-08:00When I was teaching in middle school, I played the...When I was teaching in middle school, I played the President song everyday in class. The younger class thought it was cool but the older kids would have nothing to do with it. One day, my younger kids started keeping the beat w/pencils and the older kids wanted to show them up! Well, years later and thousands of tape playings, I still hear from former students who can sing that silly song!JoAnnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14648942.post-78634019945612212112009-12-06T19:44:54.957-08:002009-12-06T19:44:54.957-08:00I'm sorry but I don't think that activity ...I'm sorry but I don't think that activity was worth the time. Although memorization has it's place in the classroom, I question whether or not they should have memorized the Constitution. I think The Internationale would have been a better choice. I jest of course. Nice job Chanman.<br /><br />GeorgeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14648942.post-80288081097198748752009-12-06T16:50:42.997-08:002009-12-06T16:50:42.997-08:00I require my English 9 and 12 students to memorize...I require my English 9 and 12 students to memorize lines from Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth. How can students expect to learn and retain information if they never teach their brains how to do it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14648942.post-69950874589208491802009-12-06T13:38:06.023-08:002009-12-06T13:38:06.023-08:00Keep it up!Keep it up!Mrs. Bluebirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10283080212189118357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14648942.post-41425511405488354762009-12-06T03:15:33.177-08:002009-12-06T03:15:33.177-08:00Or Ronald Reagan's first inaugural address.Or Ronald Reagan's first inaugural address.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11079223961098005925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14648942.post-79087194711192533652009-12-05T09:27:43.175-08:002009-12-05T09:27:43.175-08:00Clearly you're a racist :-)
I have students w...Clearly you're a racist :-)<br /><br />I have students who tell me they don't have time to memorize a few formulas (e.g., the rules of exponents) in a math class. OK, how's that grade working out for you!?Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14648942.post-29064592015408707812009-12-05T08:23:02.701-08:002009-12-05T08:23:02.701-08:00Keep it up. They will feel very proud of themselve...Keep it up. They will feel very proud of themselves (and empowered). My 6th graders do major documents like this every year.Cynthianoreply@blogger.com