Are you feeling ok?
Only got about 5 hours sleep the night before last. Was fine yesterday, but it seems to have caught up with me today. You're sweet to ask though.
....I have a question for Kimmar. What is (and what is the point of) an interactive notebook? My DD has never had to do this before but now in high school it's a requirement for her history class. Apparently they've been doing this for years in the public grammar schools but not in her Catholic school. I've seen the 2 page list of demandsof the teacher in keeping their book and honestly think it's a waste of time. She spends more time stressing about which page she's on and if she skipped the appropriate amount of lines, etc. Anyway, was hoping an educator could clue me in. Thanks!
...OMG, that's Billie Joe???!?!?
I'm so glad the Hoff is gone, he skeeves me out
It was a tough one between Margaret Cho and "The Hoff". Blech! He is so nasty and really believes his own hype. Margaret next week for sure!
Kimmar, thankfully World History is the only class DD used the interactive notebook for. I personally find it ridiculous as it's telling them how exactly to take notes in a normal multi-subject notebook. It's supposed to help the kids keep better notes, but I think it just adds to the stress, i.e.,
You MUST have your name on the upper right hand corner (fine);
You MUST have the date immediately below your name (fine);
Your MUST use pages 1 and 2 of your notebook as a Table of Contents for the notebook, each line being numbered;
You MUST not write on the back of the pages (do the students want the teacher to go blind trying to read it?) -- yes that's what he said;
You MUST begin note taking on page 11 in your notebook; should you begin on any other page you will receive a failing grade;
Should you need more than one page to take notes during class you MUST NOT use the following page, rather you should write on pages from the back of the notebook, then rip them out and staple them to the first page of your notes...
You get the idea. Oh, and their notebooks are collected and graded based on how well they are following his rules. As I said, I find it completely ridiculous. Her notebook looks like crap already from all the staples, ripped out pages, etc. I'm sorry but if my kid has managed to get accepted to all four honors classes, I think she knows how to take notes and keep a hold of what she needs in order to study. Just saying.
Oh, and just for the record, DD does not know my feelings about this. I tell her it's his rules and his class, he gets to set the tone and she needs to play nice in his class. LOL
I hope you mean in regard to the teacher and not me?
Actually I pared it down. He sent them home with 2 pages, single spaced of "requirements". My first thought -- BUTTHEAD!
I hope you mean in regard to the teacher and not me?
Actually I pared it down. He sent them home with 2 pages, single spaced of "requirements". My first thought -- BUTTHEAD!
He would have made 100 if he'd put his name on the paper.
I agree with your assessment.
My little DS had 10 points taken off an in-class paper for not having his name on it. Now, I understand that in 5th grade they are trying to teach them responsibility and following instructions. My little guy is dyslexic, and one of the "by-products" if you will is disorganization. I just think 10 points is a little extreme. Since he struggles with school anyway, the last thing I need is 10 points off from any of his papers.
Held my tongue though and didn't email the teacher. Just told little guy to make sure he tries to remember to put his name on the page each time.
Sorry -- I'm off the soap box now. You may ignore any or all of this post.
It was a tough one between Margaret Cho and "The Hoff". Blech! He is so nasty and really believes his own hype. Margaret next week for sure!
Kimmar, thankfully World History is the only class DD used the interactive notebook for. I personally find it ridiculous as it's telling them how exactly to take notes in a normal multi-subject notebook. It's supposed to help the kids keep better notes, but I think it just adds to the stress, i.e.,
You MUST have your name on the upper right hand corner (fine);
You MUST have the date immediately below your name (fine);
Your MUST use pages 1 and 2 of your notebook as a Table of Contents for the notebook, each line being numbered;
You MUST not write on the back of the pages (do the students want the teacher to go blind trying to read it?) -- yes that's what he said;
You MUST begin note taking on page 11 in your notebook; should you begin on any other page you will receive a failing grade;
Should you need more than one page to take notes during class you MUST NOT use the following page, rather you should write on pages from the back of the notebook, then rip them out and staple them to the first page of your notes...
You get the idea. Oh, and their notebooks are collected and graded based on how well they are following his rules. As I said, I find it completely ridiculous. Her notebook looks like crap already from all the staples, ripped out pages, etc. I'm sorry but if my kid has managed to get accepted to all four honors classes, I think she knows how to take notes and keep a hold of what she needs in order to study. Just saying.
