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How to build an apathetic student body
Posted by David Wees on Apr 12, 2011
Here are some of the ways you can ensure your student body is apathetic.
What do your student interactions look like?
Posted by David Wees on Jun 22, 2010
Here is what my teacher and student interactions looked like when I first start teaching. Notice a problem?
Student assessment choices
Posted by David Wees on Mar 24, 2010
A student of mine recently was interested in finding out if a selection technique another teacher uses to choose a random "volunteer" was in fact fair. One of the teachers in my school uses a simple finger game to choose a student who then has to be the first person to do their presentation. Each student puts up between 0 and 3 fingers, the total number of fingers is found, and then the teacher chooses a person (usually someone in the corner of the room) and starts counting out students, until the total number of fingers up is reached.
Letters from Students and Parents
Below is a list of links to letters or thank you notes from students and parents I have received over my years as a teacher. I've blurred out the names to protect the identities of the students and parents involved.
Disclaimer: The ideas discussed on this blog are my own, and in no way represent those of my employer.
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