Friday Jan 28, 2005

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Just sitting at home, glass of water in hand. Grade book sitting on the coffee table, giving me the evil eye.

I think I can beat it.

Tomorrow I have a lovely new dishwasher to buy and then a massage! love I love massages!

The next day is reserved for shopping at the garage sale extravaganza - The White Elephant Sale! If you live near Oakland, this is preview time. Otherwise, go when they open.

It's a giant warehouse full of crap that you probably don't need but garage sale prices. I always buy books for my classroom. Maybe this year I'll get an armchair. Hmmmm.
politk:
Still "bumbling" with your mac?

When I first got mine, I hung out at http://www.macnn.com
Check out the Forums....It is a good place to learn not only what you are doing with software but also a little tidbits about your hardware.

cast:
Armchair sounds comfy. I'd better stay away from that sale; I need to get rid of stuff instead of acquiring new stuff. robot

If your gradebook is a pain, try www.gradekeeper.com. They have a program for $20 that is just like your paper grade book. It's very simple and everything is laid out in a really common-sense way. It calulates everything with whatever weights you want. It's easy to post a new grade sheet every week, so your students always know what their grades are. I'll never use any other program.

I agree with you that we run the risk of damaging our students. Many of them have been traumatized by their previous teachers frown, and we have to be careful not to do the same. Teaching is definitely an exercise in sensitivity.

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