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I'm sure I should post something fascinating... but the only thing I can think of is that there are approximately 40 days of school left. I'm really hoping that I can get everything I want to do squeezed in somehow...

I handed out portfolio prep sheets on Thursday. I've been telling students all along to save their papers, wrote it on the board, offered space in my filing cabinet for them - and still had students freak out because they hadn't saved anything. I reduced the requirement for a complete portfolio to 66% of listed assignments for completeness and multiple optional assignments, plus makes ups... still had a student practically collaspe in fear of failure. What is so hard about saving work? My faith was restored when many students told me that they had at least 66% of listed assignments after a frantic search of their backpacks. Yup, that's the real reason they're so heavy... they don't throw anything away.

Sidenote: was offered a teaching contract by the NYC DOE. Where and what are still to be determined if I still want the job come June... lots of decisions to be made by then.

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Janet said…
Hi Jana, thanks for the comment. You made some interesting points. From what I can see you must teach older students. Lemme guess..High school English?
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