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Thing and gears?  It's amazing what you can do with no pressure...just reading back here to see what I've been missing out on your teaching adventures.

posted by DarrkeThoughts on August 3, 2006 at 8:47 PM | link to this | reply

NANS
Unfold!!

posted by WileyJohn on August 1, 2006 at 5:42 PM | link to this | reply

NANS
Power company, Hydro One Networks Inc. is waiting for the axe to fall on them by the Ontario Energy Board. As my lawyer says, we just have to wait for it to  'unold'.

posted by WileyJohn on August 1, 2006 at 5:42 PM | link to this | reply

Nanaroo,
why didn't you sleep much last night?

posted by WritersBlok on August 1, 2006 at 4:17 PM | link to this | reply

Bel
That's the thought I finally came to also- especially after reading all of these nice comments.  I think it helped me as I am establishing my relationship with them- they could see that I was not afraid to admit that I didn't always have all the answers.

posted by Nanaroo on August 1, 2006 at 9:36 AM | link to this | reply

Thing and Gears?
Nana, I think that is a good thing that your students realize you don't have all the answers.  Sometime we have to find the answers ourselves instead of looking to others to do it for us.

posted by bel_1965 on August 1, 2006 at 8:40 AM | link to this | reply

BlondeAmbition
my brain is mush today too- I only got 5 hours of sleep last night!

posted by Nanaroo on August 1, 2006 at 8:32 AM | link to this | reply

Nana

My brain is total mush right now.

That seems like a good challenging assignment for them, I bet they were proud after their accomplishments with this assignment.

posted by BlondeAmbition007 on August 1, 2006 at 8:27 AM | link to this | reply

Perfectly understandable...anyone would have gotten flustered.
The heat has everyone going nutz. don't be so hard on yourself.

posted by Passionflower on August 1, 2006 at 7:16 AM | link to this | reply

Perfect lesson --
your students see that even teacher misses some. It gives them a sympathetic link to you, so the next lesson will be even better received.  Way to go!!!

posted by Pat_B on August 1, 2006 at 5:01 AM | link to this | reply

Nanaroo don't sweat it

I got the answer to this question wrong in school today

8 x 5 + 4 =

I accidently wrote 49 instead of 44 (I was thinking about 9 x 4).

It's a lot harder to think when you are on the spot. I only knew about half the kids in class (remember I am casual) and I was losing their attention.

posted by astraldreamer on August 1, 2006 at 2:42 AM | link to this | reply

passionflower
I was just really distracted by the heat and the questions- they do look easy to me now.   I'm not used to having a bunch of kids sitting with me in a very warm room, all asking me questions at once!  My brain was a little fried. 

posted by Nanaroo on July 31, 2006 at 8:18 PM | link to this | reply

I didn't think they were all that hard...maybe you were just
trying too hard to get the answers...overlooking the obvious!

posted by Passionflower on July 31, 2006 at 8:15 PM | link to this | reply

BC
Oh Geez...  I'm thinking about deleting this post altogether!  (That was another one- when do you use altogether and when do you use all together.. ?!)   

posted by Nanaroo on July 31, 2006 at 7:49 PM | link to this | reply

LOL... I won't say that I got them too. : )

posted by -blackcat on July 31, 2006 at 7:46 PM | link to this | reply

Wiley
Hi ya!   I'm starting to feel really silly now!  ...but my brain was addled and I just couldn't see it.   How're ya doing with the *&^%$$# power company? 

posted by Nanaroo on July 31, 2006 at 7:43 PM | link to this | reply

Nans
I know teach, I know teach. THING and GEARS.

posted by WileyJohn on July 31, 2006 at 7:40 PM | link to this | reply

babe
you got it!  I don't know why those were so difficult for me- but it was hot in the room and I was getting peppered from all sides with questions that I didn't expect!

posted by Nanaroo on July 31, 2006 at 7:37 PM | link to this | reply

gears and thing?

posted by babe_rocks on July 31, 2006 at 7:31 PM | link to this | reply