Comments for A Few Degrees Short of A Right Angle http://sassybug.wordpress.com The Exponential Irrationality of a Not So Functional Complex Real World - a.k.a the life of a high school math teacher Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:31:00 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on This is not the way to start my day! by ClassroomConfessions http://sassybug.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/this-is-not-the-way-to-start-my-day/#comment-593 ClassroomConfessions Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:31:00 +0000 http://sassybug.wordpress.com/?p=1238#comment-593 Oh my goodness! That is not cool :( You can take a flight down whenever you wish ;) <em>ms. confessions i've never been anywhere near where you live, that would be super fun, there are places close to you that i have always wanted to go and never had the chance, if i ever do i am looking you up! Oh my goodness! That is not cool :(

You can take a flight down whenever you wish ;)

ms. confessions i’ve never been anywhere near where you live, that would be super fun, there are places close to you that i have always wanted to go and never had the chance, if i ever do i am looking you up!

]]> Comment on This is not the way to start my day! by Mr. D http://sassybug.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/this-is-not-the-way-to-start-my-day/#comment-592 Mr. D Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:30:39 +0000 http://sassybug.wordpress.com/?p=1238#comment-592 Doesn't that mean that there's a good chance for early release?? <em>that would be nice Mr. D but I am not a fan of driving in the snow and the 20 miles I have to drive just to get to school can get a bit hairy. almost 4 hours later the snow has let up a bit but there are about 5 inches slowly starting to melt out there. we are supposed to have more snow tonight, I would much rather stick it out today and get all of tomorrow off! Doesn’t that mean that there’s a good chance for early release??

that would be nice Mr. D but I am not a fan of driving in the snow and the 20 miles I have to drive just to get to school can get a bit hairy. almost 4 hours later the snow has let up a bit but there are about 5 inches slowly starting to melt out there. we are supposed to have more snow tonight, I would much rather stick it out today and get all of tomorrow off!

]]> Comment on Just a few stats… by Mr. D http://sassybug.wordpress.com/2009/10/26/just-a-few-stats/#comment-591 Mr. D Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:20:39 +0000 http://sassybug.wordpress.com/?p=1236#comment-591 sassybug, I just added a link to this post to this week's educarnival v2. I thought that it more people might like to read it. You can find it here: http://www.teachforever.com/2009/10/educarnival-v2-issue-10.html <em>thanks Mr. D! sassybug, I just added a link to this post to this week’s educarnival v2. I thought that it more people might like to read it. You can find it here:

http://www.teachforever.com/2009/10/educarnival-v2-issue-10.html

thanks Mr. D!

]]> Comment on Just a few stats… by mrsgee http://sassybug.wordpress.com/2009/10/26/just-a-few-stats/#comment-590 mrsgee Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:42:24 +0000 http://sassybug.wordpress.com/?p=1236#comment-590 i couldn't tell you how many assignments i entered, but i had 100% pass rate. i know, i know, i teach choir so it's not fair. anyway. i did have 2 out of 16 make c's. that's what happens when you miss a performance and don't turn in a make-up assignment. if not for that, everyone would have had an a- or better :). and, i thought your departement ganged up on the pacing nazi and let her know what was what. aren't you going to be able to slow down at least a little this quarter??? <em>way to go on your pass rate! we did gang up on the "pacing nazi" (giggles) and we are slowing down a bit this quarter, not as much as I would like but more than the last quarter, I think the kids will have a better chance at being successful. i couldn’t tell you how many assignments i entered, but i had 100% pass rate. i know, i know, i teach choir so it’s not fair. anyway. i did have 2 out of 16 make c’s. that’s what happens when you miss a performance and don’t turn in a make-up assignment. if not for that, everyone would have had an a- or better :) . and, i thought your departement ganged up on the pacing nazi and let her know what was what. aren’t you going to be able to slow down at least a little this quarter???

way to go on your pass rate!

we did gang up on the “pacing nazi” (giggles) and we are slowing down a bit this quarter, not as much as I would like but more than the last quarter, I think the kids will have a better chance at being successful.

]]> Comment on Just a few stats… by ClassroomConfessions http://sassybug.wordpress.com/2009/10/26/just-a-few-stats/#comment-589 ClassroomConfessions Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:44:19 +0000 http://sassybug.wordpress.com/?p=1236#comment-589 Congrats love! I can totally identify with the College Prep class. I am teaching a brand new class that has never been taught before at my school and sometimes I feel so lost... It's awesome that your finally getting the hang of things and both classes seem to be doing well. 82 assignments per kid? Man! You are better than me ;) <em>i think the difference in the number of assignments between you and me has nothing to do with who is better (I think you win there) but rather the difference in subject matter, math requires daily practice. We also do 2 questions daily that they must explain in detail in complete sentences, therefore 2 grades for every assignment. It kills me to grade all of this stuff. Congrats love! I can totally identify with the College Prep class. I am teaching a brand new class that has never been taught before at my school and sometimes I feel so lost… It’s awesome that your finally getting the hang of things and both classes seem to be doing well. 82 assignments per kid? Man! You are better than me ;)

i think the difference in the number of assignments between you and me has nothing to do with who is better (I think you win there) but rather the difference in subject matter, math requires daily practice. We also do 2 questions daily that they must explain in detail in complete sentences, therefore 2 grades for every assignment. It kills me to grade all of this stuff.

]]> Comment on I think I was gone too. by Laurie http://sassybug.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/i-think-i-was-gone-too/#comment-588 Laurie Sat, 24 Oct 2009 03:19:25 +0000 http://sassybug.wordpress.com/?p=1233#comment-588 LOL, you should take point off for spelling errors! <em>I spell things wrong far too often to do this, the kids would start deducting points from my lectures. LOL, you should take point off for spelling errors!

I spell things wrong far too often to do this, the kids would start deducting points from my lectures.

]]> Comment on I think I was gone too. by ClassroomConfessions http://sassybug.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/i-think-i-was-gone-too/#comment-587 ClassroomConfessions Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:07:22 +0000 http://sassybug.wordpress.com/?p=1233#comment-587 Awesome! I was definitely absent on thurday too :) <em> I think this is why the week was so long, it had an extra day in it. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurday, Thursday and Friday! Awesome! I was definitely absent on thurday too :)

I think this is why the week was so long, it had an extra day in it. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurday, Thursday and Friday!

]]> Comment on Seen by a math teacher… by mrsgee http://sassybug.wordpress.com/2009/10/20/seen-by-a-math-teacher/#comment-586 mrsgee Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:57:41 +0000 http://sassybug.wordpress.com/?p=1231#comment-586 my guess is that he/she wrote this e-mail up on a mobile device (ie, blackberry or iphone) and didn't have the grammar and spelling checks he/she was used to. and/or, since this trip has obviously been planned for a while, the sub was a last minute thought and he/she was in a hurry. <em>you are so nice to give the benefit of the doubt. Knowing this professor, it wasn't a high tech phone that typed this up, some of our professors are really unprofessional about this kind of thing. my guess is that he/she wrote this e-mail up on a mobile device (ie, blackberry or iphone) and didn’t have the grammar and spelling checks he/she was used to. and/or, since this trip has obviously been planned for a while, the sub was a last minute thought and he/she was in a hurry.

you are so nice to give the benefit of the doubt. Knowing this professor, it wasn’t a high tech phone that typed this up, some of our professors are really unprofessional about this kind of thing.

]]> Comment on Seen by a math teacher… by ClassroomConfessions http://sassybug.wordpress.com/2009/10/20/seen-by-a-math-teacher/#comment-585 ClassroomConfessions Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:00:10 +0000 http://sassybug.wordpress.com/?p=1231#comment-585 Really? He sent this to the whole department? This is just sad. Does that even have anything to do with the department? At my school we have a substitute coordinator that handles all that stuff. <em>this was for the college where I teach in the evenings, so this was a college professor! Really? He sent this to the whole department? This is just sad. Does that even have anything to do with the department? At my school we have a substitute coordinator that handles all that stuff.

this was for the college where I teach in the evenings, so this was a college professor!

]]> Comment on Which one of these is not like the other? by mrsgee http://sassybug.wordpress.com/2009/10/14/which-one-of-these-is-not-like-the-other/#comment-584 mrsgee Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:50:46 +0000 http://sassybug.wordpress.com/?p=1220#comment-584 oh, wait, is 5 included in number 7 and 8. Crap. let me try again #7 - 14 because 5, 7 and 9 are all odd and 14 is even #8 - 5, because it is not divisible by 3 or 9 and all of the others are - also, 5 is a prime number and the others are not <em> you are just like the kids and want to retake your quiz! oh, wait, is 5 included in number 7 and 8. Crap. let me try again

#7 – 14 because 5, 7 and 9 are all odd and 14 is even

#8 – 5, because it is not divisible by 3 or 9 and all of the others are – also, 5 is a prime number and the others are not

you are just like the kids and want to retake your quiz!

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