MicahJohn

Month: September 2009

  • Ugh!

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    Here in the Benchama English Program finals are proctored by students’ homeroom teachers, rather than by the teacher of the test material. The thinking is that this prevents students in one class from talking to students in another class and giving the second class a higher score. This system would work just fine if all…

  • not done, but in the clear

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    I have now finished writing my tests. So, unlike last year, I will not be pulling an allnighter to finish them. Tomorrow I will give the last set of tests and get down to grading. I have a week to wrap up grading for the semester. End of semester grading doesn’t bother me too much.…

  • Colds

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    I don’t like colds. They make me want to sleep, but sleep refuses to come. I need to get work done, but I can’t focus the ol’ brain.

  • Protected: Powerful Grace

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  • Triangles

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    Yesterday I copied a math problem from a textbook onto a test. Today as I was grading the test, I discovered that the geometry of the triangles (as drawn in the textbook) was impossible. As a result students’ answers varied depending on their process. Should you ever decide to write a textbook, please make sure…