"Suggest that you use the spelling list for its true purpose, that of diagnostic assessment. The instructional activities that you mention certainly were busy work, but those have nothing to do with the spelling list. Read How Not to Teach Spelling…"
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Homosapien-Tattalous: The Human Tattletale
Posted on March 11, 2008 at 7:41pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Defining Homosapien-Tattalous
Since the beginning of civilization, human beings have felt the need to get each other in trouble. It seems to be the life-long ambition of some individuals to make others miserable in-order-to feel a little better about there own small lives. I am of course speaking of homosapien-tattalous (the tattletale). This species of human is unfortunately not rare and is commonly found on school play yards and in elementary school classrooms (though they… Continue
Since the beginning of civilization, human beings have felt the need to get each other in trouble. It seems to be the life-long ambition of some individuals to make others miserable in-order-to feel a little better about there own small lives. I am of course speaking of homosapien-tattalous (the tattletale). This species of human is unfortunately not rare and is commonly found on school play yards and in elementary school classrooms (though they… Continue
Spelling Lists: An Antiquated Waste of Instructional Time.
Posted on February 19, 2008 at 9:18pm 3 Comments 0 Likes
Spelling Lists: An Antiquated Waste of Instructional Time.
I must begin this conversation by saying of course DON’T PANIC. I do believe that spelling should be addressed in schools. I must also disclose that in my first year of teaching (admittedly a short time ago) I too thought the students must memorize spelling words each week. What I discovered that year and through subsequent research (including the article No More Friday Spelling Tests? by Kelly A. Loeffler) was that I… Continue
I must begin this conversation by saying of course DON’T PANIC. I do believe that spelling should be addressed in schools. I must also disclose that in my first year of teaching (admittedly a short time ago) I too thought the students must memorize spelling words each week. What I discovered that year and through subsequent research (including the article No More Friday Spelling Tests? by Kelly A. Loeffler) was that I… Continue
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- At 7:58pm on January 27, 2009,
Jack said… - Hi Mr. Balcom. I was wondering if you have any high school contacts who would be interested in participating in a nationwide SAT Vocab Video Contest @ MIT university. You can view contest details at BrainyFlix.com Please let me know. Thanks!
- At 7:19pm on January 14, 2008,
Barb Gilman said… - Thanks! I hadn't played with Photo Booth much so I thought I'd better try. So do you see the resemblance between my 4 year old picture and my new one? :-)
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