by Matt Vaudrey | Mar 19, 2014 | Adolescence, Hope, Tough Issues |
Wednesday – Last Day in the Classroom All four periods requested to throw a going-away party. I can take that as a sweet sentiment after I’ve made a difference in their lives all year…or a bunch of middle-schoolers lunging at any opportunity to have...
by Matt Vaudrey | Mar 11, 2014 | Actual Math, Classroom Management |
Today was a great day. Linear and Non-linear Functions Today, the lesson was on linear and non-linear functions. After plotting points and noticing that a ruler can’t go through all five, we stood up, hands at our sides. I stood on a desk. Because it’s my...
by Matt Vaudrey | Mar 9, 2014 | Adolescence, Education |
First year of teaching: Survival. Don’t die. Middle years: Improve. Make a few dozen memorable lessons that you enjoy teaching. Curriculum Adoption Year: Survive. Attempt to cram your memorable lessons into foreign molds, like Michelangelo building a swan from...