by Matt Vaudrey | Sep 2, 2012 | Classroom Management, Smart-assery, Teaching, Tough Issues |
It’s a phrase that my mom used when I was young. “We’re gonna have a Come to Jesus meeting when you get home about your grades in English.” A balding preacher springs to my mind–white knuckles gripping the podium–leaning toward the congregation...
by Matt Vaudrey | Mar 10, 2012 | Geekdom, Marriage, Smart-assery |
You know what’s a goofy number? 365. It’s not even an accurate way to measure the movement of the Earth. Birthdays happen ALL the time. If you’re in a room right now with more than 23 people in it, chances are better than 50% that two people have the...
by Matt Vaudrey | Feb 28, 2012 | Smart-assery, Teaching |
First the good news. Today, I taught the Quadratic Formala… that’s not the good news. I taught it by humming “Pop Goes the Weasel” all period. Then I put a slide on the wall with the quadratic formula. Intimidating, right? Then I sang the Quadratic Formula song, which...
by Matt Vaudrey | Jan 17, 2012 | Classroom Management, Smart-assery, Teaching |
My wife asks every day how my day was, and a common response is “regular”. It’s not a dynamic way to start my response, but I’m quite thankful for my new job, and “regular” doesn’t mean what it used to. My wife probably got...
by Matt Vaudrey | Dec 21, 2011 | Christmas, Classroom Management, Smart-assery, Teaching |
In my job, I banter with students quite a bit. I record a lot of their chatter on my computer–it makes for good writing later. Avery: None of the solutions work! Vaudrey: You have to show your work on paper. Paper is smarter than your brain. Daniel: Nuh-uh!...
by Matt Vaudrey | Sep 6, 2011 | Smart-assery, Teaching |
There are a few things that I do pretty well in class. One of them is getting quickly and easily thrown off-track when students make me laugh. The other is review games. Earlier this week, a teammate sent me a Jeopardy game for Equations. So we played Jeopardy....