Word: "Mrs. Jeppson"
(ok..ok.. so it's two words, but the kids make it sound like one long word.
I chose this word because I hear it well over one hundred times a day, every day. I hear it when someone has a question. I hear it when someone has an answer or an idea. I hear it when someone needs a Band-aid. I hear it when someone tattles. I hear it when someone needs help. I hear it when someone wants to share a story with me. I hear it when someone is excited, sad, upset, confused, happy, mad, curious, or just plain looking for someone to talk to.
Sometimes, I even hear it in my sleep.
(ok..ok.. so it's two words, but the kids make it sound like one long word.
I chose this word because I hear it well over one hundred times a day, every day. I hear it when someone has a question. I hear it when someone has an answer or an idea. I hear it when someone needs a Band-aid. I hear it when someone tattles. I hear it when someone needs help. I hear it when someone wants to share a story with me. I hear it when someone is excited, sad, upset, confused, happy, mad, curious, or just plain looking for someone to talk to.
Sometimes, I even hear it in my sleep.
This word represents my day at school today because after a rather exhaustive conversation with one of my students about their animal report, specifically the section on observable characteristics, named student could not give me any specifics. I was trying to get across that the report needed more factual information about what the turtle looks like. Size, color, nose, webbed feet, etc..
"Come on [insert student name], after all the reading you've done and great notes you have, surely you can tell me something about what your turtle looks like," I prompted. "Pretend you are pointing to your turtle in a pond and want me to see it. What would you tell me to look for?"
Student looks up at ceiling, pensively.
"Well, I would say, look for the turtle because it looks like a turtle!" explained student.
And, I guess my student has a point. We do, after all, know what a turtle looks like.
Sentence: "Oh, now I get it!"
I love hearing this sentence in my classroom, be it a math concept, a writing suggestion, reading comprehension or successfully cracking the code to operate our new microwave.
Often, I hear this after I have worked repeatedly with a student one-on-one in an attempt to help them understand a concept. Other times, a student will suddenly shout this out (as happened today) when they miraculously make a new connection with information and learning and they want to tell the world. It's as if a light bulb actually does, in fact, appear in a bubble over their head.
Upon further thought, if you put the three together you get:
Mrs. Jeppson looks like a turtle, oh, now I get it!
Sums up my day rather well, I think.
I love hearing this sentence in my classroom, be it a math concept, a writing suggestion, reading comprehension or successfully cracking the code to operate our new microwave.
Often, I hear this after I have worked repeatedly with a student one-on-one in an attempt to help them understand a concept. Other times, a student will suddenly shout this out (as happened today) when they miraculously make a new connection with information and learning and they want to tell the world. It's as if a light bulb actually does, in fact, appear in a bubble over their head.
Upon further thought, if you put the three together you get:
Mrs. Jeppson looks like a turtle, oh, now I get it!
Sums up my day rather well, I think.
Hahaha! This is sooo funny! I love reading your blog! Thanks for the laugh - I needed it!
ReplyDeleteYou are not alone. I'm working on research projects, too, and have similar depth with some of them. I guess it's true, we WOULD say, "see the turtle over there?" In fact, we may use that for something else, like, "Can you see the rock that's shaped like a turtle?" ;)
ReplyDeleteI wish I was a student in your class Dianne.
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