Re: Aging teacher needs help

1999-10-21 Thread Ron Blue
in judgment. Ron Blue - Original Message - From: Hatcher, Joe [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 1999 3:38 PM Subject: Aging teacher needs help Hello Tipsters, I am an aging teacher. Though not old my some standards (48), I am beginning to feel impossibly

Re: Aging teacher needs help

1999-10-21 Thread Michael Sylvester
Bring a boom box to class and put on the Backstreet Boys,Willie Smith, Yellow man,BOb Marley,Meatloaf,Rick West and the various rap artists. Avoid Classical music. Michael Sylvester Daytona Beach,Florida

RE: Aging teacher needs help

1999-10-21 Thread Al Cone
l C. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, October 21, 1999 8:24 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Aging teacher needs help Ron Blue wrote: I believe the goal is to give the students the understanding to build on what we have accomplished and to stress that we do not know all t

Re: Aging teacher needs help

1999-10-21 Thread pamela
You are only as old as you allow yourself to be. I agree with Annette, it's easy enough to become aware of your students' worlds, and definitely worth the effort. One need not embrace the music and language of your students, but it certainly helps to know what modern cultural phenomena

RE: Aging teacher needs help

1999-10-20 Thread Paul C. Smith
I am an aging teacher. Though not old my some standards (48), (snip) to get worse, and wonder if anyone out there has anything inspirational or simply helpful to offer. How about that you have 10 years on me, but could easily pass for being my age? (I'll trade hair with you

Re: Aging teacher needs help

1999-10-20 Thread Annette Taylor
Joe: You are a baby! Let's see, at 46 I took up playing hockey :-) But I also have an 11-year old still at home and a 20-year old and so I think I keep very much in touch--let's see, do you have cable TV? If not, get it. Then you too can watch MTV, comedy central, E! entertainment network and

Re: Aging teacher needs help

1999-10-20 Thread Beth Benoit
Title: Re: Aging teacher needs help 'Hatcher, Joe' [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Date: Wed, Oct 20, 1999, 5:34 PM I am an aging teacher. Though not old my some standards (48), (snip) to get worse, and wonder if anyone out there has anything inspirational or simply helpful to offer. I don't