by "Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
Published 12/04/2017 at 10:52
by "Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
Published 12/04/2017 at 10:52
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In public education, every day is a good day, and some days are better days. And some days are so good that tomorrow can only be better. But ya’ gotta like this.
"Nibby" (nibby68)
12/04/2017 at 10:58, STARS: 6
ah, good ol’ Mr. BFGoodrich
"DutchieDC2R" (dutchiedc2r)
12/04/2017 at 11:02, STARS: 7
those people can be quite.......tiring....
"Ash78, voting early and often" (ash78)
12/04/2017 at 11:06, STARS: 1
And, just putting my high school hat on again, I only have one suggestion as to what the “BF” stands for.
No, not Best Friend.
"Nibby" (nibby68)
12/04/2017 at 11:07, STARS: 0
Big Friendly Goodrich
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
12/04/2017 at 11:11, STARS: 1
"Ash78, voting early and often" (ash78)
12/04/2017 at 11:11, STARS: 0
That might be what he calls himself on the message boards, just to avoid the FBI watchlist.
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
12/04/2017 at 11:48, STARS: 0
He got out alive. It was a good day for him.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
12/04/2017 at 12:14, STARS: 0
When I was in the Army in the 80s, we had an NCO we referred to as BF and no, it wasn’t “best friend,” either.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
12/04/2017 at 14:11, STARS: 0
As jobs that get no respect go, being a substitute teacher is pretty low on the totem pole.
"Shour, Aloof and Obnoxious" (shour)
12/04/2017 at 15:08, STARS: 0
Sometimes that’s all I want out of my students. Don’t get what I’m trying to teach you, but well behaved, focused, and trying? That’s always a win.
Most of my kiddos know that if a substitute ever has to write down their name, there will be hell to pay when I get back. A little fear goes a long way. ^_^
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
12/04/2017 at 15:32, STARS: 0
Just below prostitute.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
12/04/2017 at 15:33, STARS: 1
What do you teach?
In general, I think if we have a good relationship with them, they’ll alright for a sub. I see how the kids run rough-shod over the newer teachers and I’d hate to sub in that room.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
12/04/2017 at 16:15, STARS: 1
Now there is an evocative statement.
"Shour, Aloof and Obnoxious" (shour)
12/04/2017 at 19:19, STARS: 0
Students! Ba-dum-tssss!
Middle school band. It’s so rare for both me and the assistant director to miss (contest days, obviously), so they rarely have a sub, and by the time they do (Feb/March), they’re very well trained in classroom management. 7th grade boys will think about trying to push the sub’s buttons, and then they’ll remember the time I made them play the same scale on non-stop repeat for literally 40 minutes (my version of “running laps”), and then close their mouths and do the work we left.
However, my 8th grade band is always mature enough and dedicated enough to actually have class without us. They’ll let the sub take roll, and one of the students will turn on the metronome, and the class will actually play through all the warm ups and fundamental exercises, and then they’ll rehearse by committee. “Hey, can we do the section at m25 a few more times?” “Let’s play Kingsland next!” My subs are always amazed by the 8th grade classes because the automated learning. (I probably could teach the 6th and 7th graders to do it too, but I just KNOW that if they rehearsed unsupervised, a saxophone is going to end up in the hands of a trumpet player and vice versa. I am NOT taking that parent call when the saxophone ends up broken.)
You’re quite right about rapport and expectations. Kids actually really like structure and boundaries; structure and routine are one of the few things that empowers them...they know what to do, when and how to do it, so they eventually don’t need an authority figure barking orders. I’m lucky that I get to spend three years with my kids, and they learn very quickly that everything I ask them to do is to either keep them (and their equipment) safe, make them a better musician, or make them a better person. By 7th grade, they don’t question or resist directives, generally...they just trust that our directives are in their best interests.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
12/04/2017 at 20:54, STARS: 1
Music. My brother, a.k.a. Ttyymmnn, is a musician and so is our father. I did not pursue a career as a musician but I am as musical as either of them. I’m able to tap into a little bit of that reduction of inhibitions by having my students recite definitions in unison and they start listening to each other and it’s fun to hear. I sing to them sometimes and what I’d
really
like to do is take some hip hop dance lessons and dance for them.
"Shour, Aloof and Obnoxious" (shour)
12/04/2017 at 23:29, STARS: 0
I’ve had quite a few exchanges with Ttyymmnn, as he is a musician in TX and his son is a product of TX music education. Had no idea you were brothers! Are you Austin as well? (I’m in El Paso, which barely qualifies as TX...and I’m good with that.)
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
12/05/2017 at 01:11, STARS: 0
San Francisco Bay Area, near Oakland.