Riot's first day of teaching thread

IndyDDR's online socialization center: general topics not related to specific coverage areas

Moderator: Moderators

User avatar
chocobojoe
Heavy
Heavy
Posts: 2455
Joined: Wed Feb 02, 2005 1:43 pm
Location: Fort Wayne

Re: Riot's first day of teaching thread

Post by chocobojoe » Tue Aug 24, 2010 11:56 pm

Teach them about Twilight they will love you forever.

User avatar
Merk
Lady Banned Son of Switzerland
Lady Banned Son of Switzerland
Posts: 8274
Joined: Wed Feb 02, 2005 9:33 am
Location: Bloomington / Ft. Wayne
Contact:

Re: Riot's first day of teaching thread

Post by Merk » Wed Aug 25, 2010 4:04 pm

Riot I want you to write a Livejournal-esque post for each day at work. You have no idea how interesting it is to me to hear about your adventure into a serious full-time job where the well-being of many children is on the line.
Image

User avatar
Riot
Heavy
Heavy
Posts: 5373
Joined: Mon Feb 21, 2005 7:58 pm

Re: Riot's first day of teaching thread

Post by Riot » Wed Aug 25, 2010 4:42 pm

It is very scary to teach because every kid has an array of diagnoses and there are IEPs and 504 plans that are basically legally binding accommodations you have to provide for that specific child (aka they must be given front row seating or you must make their parents sign their homework or whatever it might be on a case by case basis). If you don't do them you can get sued! Hooray!

The kids talk way too much because I am a pushover so I'ma have to scare em' straight!
Image

User avatar
Merk
Lady Banned Son of Switzerland
Lady Banned Son of Switzerland
Posts: 8274
Joined: Wed Feb 02, 2005 9:33 am
Location: Bloomington / Ft. Wayne
Contact:

Re: Riot's first day of teaching thread

Post by Merk » Thu Aug 26, 2010 8:01 am

I think you're going to have to make an example of one of your kids before they can respect you. You've gots to discipline the most prominent offender and everyone else will follow suit.
Image

User avatar
Ho
Site Admin
Site Admin
Posts: 5645
Joined: Fri Dec 31, 2004 10:26 am
Location: The Ho-House

Re: Riot's first day of teaching thread

Post by Ho » Thu Aug 26, 2010 8:46 am

HUMAN SACRIFICE!

But are they really human yet at that age? ;)
Image

User avatar
Merk
Lady Banned Son of Switzerland
Lady Banned Son of Switzerland
Posts: 8274
Joined: Wed Feb 02, 2005 9:33 am
Location: Bloomington / Ft. Wayne
Contact:

Re: Riot's first day of teaching thread

Post by Merk » Thu Aug 26, 2010 8:52 am

Abort my toddler!
Image

User avatar
Potter
Heavy
Heavy
Posts: 4856
Joined: Wed Feb 02, 2005 6:57 pm
Location: above the abyss
Contact:

Re: Riot's first day of teaching thread

Post by Potter » Thu Aug 26, 2010 10:46 am

Merk wrote:Abort my toddler!
sounds like a great tv show
Riot wrote:My hair alone is like 5mb.
Merk wrote:Badyyyyy.. wanna go fiiiish? wanna go.... fiiiiIIIIIIIIIIIIsh?? Wanna go fishin'?!?!?! Him's a Badyyyy

User avatar
MonMotha
Site Code Monkey
Site Code Monkey
Posts: 2505
Joined: Sun Jan 23, 2005 9:18 pm

Re: Riot's first day of teaching thread

Post by MonMotha » Thu Aug 26, 2010 10:58 am

Ho wrote:HUMAN SACRIFICE!
Dogs and cats living together...

MASS HYSTERIA!

At least that seems like it might describe middle school.
A normality test:
+++ATH
If you are no longer connected to the internet, you need to apply more wax to your modem: it'll make it go faster.
If you find this funny, you're a nerd.
If neither of the above apply, you are normal. Congratulations.

User avatar
Amp Divorax
Heavy
Heavy
Posts: 2922
Joined: Wed Feb 02, 2005 3:34 pm
Location: Near some arcade place that has the same initials as Drum and Bass

Re: Riot's first day of teaching thread

Post by Amp Divorax » Thu Aug 26, 2010 1:54 pm

Ho wrote:HUMAN SACRIFICE!
I approve of this idea!
Memorable 2016 quotes:
Ho wrote:You can break arcade games and I will fix YOU!

User avatar
Merk
Lady Banned Son of Switzerland
Lady Banned Son of Switzerland
Posts: 8274
Joined: Wed Feb 02, 2005 9:33 am
Location: Bloomington / Ft. Wayne
Contact:

Re: Riot's first day of teaching thread

Post by Merk » Wed Sep 01, 2010 3:29 pm

Riot how has work been these past few days?

We want updates. I'm going to make this the second longest thread on this web forum.
Image

User avatar
Riot
Heavy
Heavy
Posts: 5373
Joined: Mon Feb 21, 2005 7:58 pm

Re: Riot's first day of teaching thread

Post by Riot » Wed Sep 01, 2010 3:35 pm

Um, things are good? I talked to some of my talkative kids today about my competitive gaming history and they thought that was cool since everybody plays MW2 pretty much. They are writing essays in my remediation class and I said they can write about anything they really like, and a few are doing that game. Apparently they all cheat and stuff too, and have modded controllers and lag-switches that mess with people in the game. I don't remember being obsessed with cheating in videogames at that age, but hey we didn't have a ton of online games either. They all want my gamertag but I don't want to give it to them, mainly because I don't want to be invited to games every 10 minutes especially when I have only really been playing SSF4.

Otherwise, planning is the most stressful part, but hasn't been too bad lately. I've just gotta stretch myself and try to think of activities to do that fit with the Indiana Standards! Today they cut out ads in magazines and made collages because we are talking about gender roles/stereotypes in my Literacy class (which I've spun in a media literacy direction so far). The kids are pretty good, but man is spelling a problem. But it was like that for highschoolers when I taught there too...

YOUR vs. YOU'RE
TO vs TOO vs TWO
THERE vs THEIR vs THEY'RE

oh em gee
Image

User avatar
Merk
Lady Banned Son of Switzerland
Lady Banned Son of Switzerland
Posts: 8274
Joined: Wed Feb 02, 2005 9:33 am
Location: Bloomington / Ft. Wayne
Contact:

Re: Riot's first day of teaching thread

Post by Merk » Wed Sep 01, 2010 4:23 pm

That's really fascinating actually! It's a damn shame that these kids are poor with homophones - that is shit that needs to be stressed in elementary school! Riot you need to stress the importance of playing games for serious and that you are a huge faggot if you cheat in games.

I cannot stress the use of the word "faggot" enough either. I'm pretty sure that fits in with the Indiana Standards since we hates them queermos.
Image

User avatar
Riot
Heavy
Heavy
Posts: 5373
Joined: Mon Feb 21, 2005 7:58 pm

Re: Riot's first day of teaching thread

Post by Riot » Wed Sep 01, 2010 4:29 pm

Merkler you are going to be a great parent.
Image

User avatar
Ho
Site Admin
Site Admin
Posts: 5645
Joined: Fri Dec 31, 2004 10:26 am
Location: The Ho-House

Re: Riot's first day of teaching thread

Post by Ho » Wed Sep 01, 2010 5:00 pm

This whole exchange makes me want to be a kid again so I can be in Mr. Riot's class and go home to Daddy Merk.
Image

User avatar
Amp Divorax
Heavy
Heavy
Posts: 2922
Joined: Wed Feb 02, 2005 3:34 pm
Location: Near some arcade place that has the same initials as Drum and Bass

Re: Riot's first day of teaching thread

Post by Amp Divorax » Wed Sep 01, 2010 6:01 pm

Ho wrote:This whole exchange makes me want to be a kid again so I can be in Mr. Riot's class and go home to Daddy Merk.
Well, you always said that you nevar wanted to grow up.
Memorable 2016 quotes:
Ho wrote:You can break arcade games and I will fix YOU!

Post Reply