Thursday, November 22, 2012

Seven Years.




"Would anyone like more time on the quiz?"

Silence.
"Ok. Please circle the first letter of your first name and pass up your quiz."
"Why do you always make us circle the first letter of our first name?"
"To make sure there's a name."

Seven years.

That little gem took me seven years to figure out.

Once in a while, just to keep things fresh, I'll switch to the second letter. Or the last letter. When I'm feeling really zany, I'll switch the circle to a box. Or even an underline.
That's right - an underline

Watch out, kids. Today's a crazy day.

Now, every class has asked me (multiple times) why I have them do that. I always give the same response, word for word: 

"To make sure there's a name."

The class then gives me the sterotypical, "Oooooooohhhhhhh."
Then one student raises his or her hand, and in a concerned voice says, "I accidentally circled the second letter. Is that ok?"

I love middle school.






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5 comments:

  1. Nice to see a middle school blog! :)

    I nominated you for the Liebster Award...hopefully it will get you some more followers! See my blog for more info if you are interested!

    Meg
    www.fourthgradestudio.blogspot.com

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    1. Thanks Meg! I just checked out your blog - very cool!

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  2. Circling a letter in your name - genius! Thanks for the idea - it will work pretty well with freshmen for sure!

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    1. Great to hear, Jennifer! I actually taught freshmen for a year, and it worked with them too. (They're just older middle schoolers)!

      Thanks for reading!

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  3. Circling a letter in your name - genius! Thanks for the idea - it will work pretty well with freshmen for sure!

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