[etni] good advice, and good list to join
- From: Yisrael and Batya Medad <ybmedad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Fri, 08 Aug 2003 06:54:21 +0200
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This letter gives great ideas for teacher planning. The list/site is
fantastic for those who are not "born organized." Considering how hectic
our lives are, we can all use help in making the best of our time and energy.
Batya
>Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2003 21:57:45 +0000
>From: FLYLADY <FlyLady@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: FLYLADY: Testimonial: Ripple Effect to the students
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>Dear Flylady,
>
>Thanks to you I was able to return to teaching last year. Our
>youngest child entered third grade and my DH and I decided our family
>could really benefit financially if I could find a teaching job. I
>was really nervous about returning to work because I was afraid that
>we would go back to living in CHAOS. There were times when I backslid
>BIG TIME, but my DH was always there to help and we made it through
>the year in fairly good shape. It was an educational experience in
>more ways than one!
>
>The job God blessed me with was teaching Jr. High English. To be
>honest, I was terrified. I hadn't taught for several years and I had
>NEVER taught 9th graders, but I figured this must be where I am meant
>to be at this time. Rather than suffer from "analysis paralysis" I
>knew I needed a teaching plan. I decided to set my teaching schedule
>up the way my FLYlady system worked at home--in increments no longer
>than 15 minutes.
>
>The first five minutes of class, students come in and place the
>required materials for the class on their desks (WHERE ARE YOUR
>SHOES?). While they are working on a mini grammar lesson, I check
>that they have their materials, which includes their daily agenda
>(CALENDAR).
>
>We spend five minutes discussing what's happening in their lives such
>as football games, band concerts, speech meets, etc. On Monday I tell
>students the anticipated schedule for the week (tests, assemblies,
>etc.). Students write these events in their calendars and we prepare
>to start the day's lesson.
>
>I spend fifteen minutes presenting the day's lesson. Yep! That's it,
>fifteen minutes. When preparing my lessons I ask myself, "What do I
>really want them to know about this topic?" and condense it into a 15-
>minute presentation. I then give an assignment or activity to
>reinforce the lesson--yes, you guessed it!--and they have 15 minutes
>to work on it. We review for five minutes and then SHINE OUR SINKS
>(straighten and clean out the desks). That's it!
>
>The beauty of this system is that there is virtually no homework.
>Kids and parents stare in disbelief at open house when I state that
>it is not my policy to give homework. Now that's not to say that they
>don't have an assignment to finish up at home once in a while, but
>the majority of the work is done at school. That's a bonus for me
>because I can monitor if they understand what they are doing (and if
>they're doing it!) and it's a benefit for them to not have so much
>homework. I tell them to use the traditional half hour of homework
>time from English class to SPEND TIME DOING SOMETHING WITH THEIR
>FAMILY.
>
>Now the next part of my testimonial is certainly not to brag (Heaven
>knows I have a long way to go!), but to give the glory back to you,
>Flylady. Counselors have come down to my classroom to find out why
>students who usually have trouble in school succeed in my class (YOU
>CAN DO ANYTHING FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES). For those who doubt that this
>method of instruction works, my principal will tell you that my
>student's test scores were among the highest in the school. My
>students will tell you that even research papers and Shakespeare are
>fun when you take BABY STEPS.
>
>The biggest compliment I can offer you, Marla, is what many of my
>students wrote in my yearbook at the end of the year: "Thanks for
>making learning so much fun. You taught us many lessons we will use
>throughout our lives. Thanks for caring about us."
>
>Thank you for giving me the tools to help others. Through the ripple
>effect you have touched more lives than you will ever know.
>
>Flybaby M
>
>
>
>You are not behind! I don't want you to try to catch up; I just want you
>to jump in where we are. O.K.?
>
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