I didn’t have a notebook and needed one for the conference I was attending. I grabbed an old notepad and ripped out some page so as to make my own smaller pages. And here was a list of classmates. I can tell by the presence of the name Abby, that this is from one of my Middle School Math Certificate classes. I used to make a list of names on the first day, and then quiz myself before every class. That way, when I needed to point out that Ida had a good point, I could just say, “Ida has a good point,” rather than, “I agree with her.” [waves vaguely in the direction of Ida]
People marveled over how I learned everyone’s name, but it wasn’t hard. They mostly sat in the same order each week. And learning names quickly is an important skill for a teacher to have.
Here’s the copyright notice.
I met up with a friend for breakfast at Byways Cafe and enjoyed reading this cocktail list, as well as the explanation of the method of getting the cocktail list together.
I had great amounts of fun in my first year leading the Family Book Group for sixth and seventh graders. And I also had fun making a handy color-coded sheet of our highs and lows.
A retelling of the story of Abraham and Issac, this was a story that was over so quickly, I had to read it again. It worked well for me. Well done, John Biguenet.
This is a very nice letter pressed postcard from regular commenter Sara, who mailed this to commemorate the return of Summer Sara. I’m a fan of Summer Sara, so I am happy to see her return.
