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01/30/2019
TRUE GENEROSITY I like to begin class with a Q/A. A Q/A is a question or an idea to be explored. Here is an example: Q/A Are you a generous person? I consider myself a generous person because…… I am not a generous person because……. TEACHER HINT: a generous person is someone who is other oriented. In other words, when a generous person sees someone in need, they see an opportunity to express a generosity of spirit. Generosity […]
01/16/2019
I like to begin class with a Q/A. A Q/A is a question or an idea to be explored. Here is an example: Q/A: To Tattoo or Not To Tattoo, that is the question. Is anyone thinking/dreaming about their future tattoo? Has anyone decided absolutely I will NEVER get a tattoo? How about I will absolutely maybe get a tattoo? What would be the #1 reason not to get a tattoo / permanent marking? Write the reasons on […]
01/01/2019
Where Are You? More Important — Where are You Going? I like to begin class with a Q/A. A Q/A is a question or an idea to be explored. It is also: A way to get the students in their seats, on task and thinking. It gives me time to complete tasks necessary for each class-roll etc. It is also an activity that is a smooth transition into the day’s lesson or a review of previous material. Here is an […]
11/22/2018
I like to begin each class with what I call a Q/A. I use it for: a way to get the students in their seats, on task and thinking. time for me to complete tasks necessary for each class- roll etc. an activity that is a smooth transition into the day’s lesson or a review of previous material. It’s 10% of their final grade. Q/A Intro Lebron James is 33 years old. He has been to the NBA finals 7 straight […]
11/09/2018
One of my greatest teaching tools is the Dear Abby column. I’ve read the Dear Abby column everyday since I was a teenager. There were a lot of things I didn’t do because I read the problems, learned the consequences and decided they would get in the way of my hopes and dreams. My advice to every health teacher and or counselor is to subscribe to a newspaper that features her column every day. Since the 1950’s the Dear […]
10/27/2018
I’ve always begun class with a question on the board to be answered by the individuals of the class. Sometimes the question is fact based and requires memory, other times the question requires thought. I like to make the kids think as appose to calculate the odds. When it comes to their choices many times they make bets (like gamblers at a horse race). Can I get away with this, will it be worth the effort, can I manage the […]
10/16/2018
This would be an interesting survey to give your high school boys. There is also a girl version. The information comes from an article in the Gentleman’s Journal entitled 20 Things that Make a Man a Gentleman ( https://www.thegentlemansjournal.com/20-things-make-man-gentleman/) It has a lot to do with manners, consideration of others and presentation. It may lead to an interesting discussion. I don’t think our students see men like this on TV, videos or in the movies. Are You a Gentleman A Simple […]
09/27/2018
I remember when it was decided by the WIZARDS OF SMART, that kids didn’t need to learn to write in cursive. It was a waste of class time for students and teachers. Cursive writing was passé, old fashioned, behind the times old school. Computers are new, modern and cool. Last but not least, common core education standards that guide many states’ curriculum policies don’t emphasize it. TEACHERS: But, But, But,…kids need to learn to write cursive because: Your signature is in […]
07/16/2018
Health Class curriculum was developed as prevention education to drugs (alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, etc.) and premarital sex (prevention of STD’s and unwed mothers). It was/is a sort of if you do this, you will get that type of curriculum. My generation didn’t have health class, we had parents, the two-parent variety that had an appreciation for DON’T DO’s and common sense. I noticed years ago, the students had little interest in tobacco. They told me, “Mrs. McCoy, smoking wasn’t cool. […]