Comments on: Morning Announcements…a twist

By: RecessDuty

RecessDuty — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:30:07 +0000

Update: Our principal thinks it would be a great idea to have announcements of ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT and IMPLEMENTATION!

Idea #1: Class average on test(s) if exceptionally good.
Idea #2: “Today in Miss Teacher X’s classroom, students will be starting their Animoto.com videos on the Civil War.”
Idea #3: :”Today in Mr. Teacher X’s classroom, students will be microblogging answers to questions on their secure online community, Edmodo.com”

Reaction: Would other teachers be jealous and envious or step up to the plate and match the great things going on in other teacher’s classrooms?

By: RecessDuty

RecessDuty — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:10:43 +0000

Our middle school is the exact same way…You have inspired me with another GREAT idea.

Thank you,

RecessDuty

By: Charlie A. Roy

Charlie A. Roy — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 05:19:22 +0000

@ Paul
An interesting post. The focus on sports in high school is certainly there. My state champion soccer coach recently approached me about allocating funds for jackets for the players to celebrate the championship. We’ve already spent around three thousand on chartered fan busses to attend the state tournament. What’s another 3k on jackets? Right? In the meantime my art teacher needs computers. I realize athletics play an important part in children’s lives and I personally benefitted from my experiences on the football field, hockey rink, and ball diamond.

Every year I am amazed at the dollars supporting our boosters but when i mention a few k for something academic it’s like I’m asking for donations for Bernie Madoff’s defense fund.