I am unable to post comments on individual blogs, so instead my second blog for the week will be a combination of responses to blogs for the week. (If anyone can give me suggestions as to why I can do everything else but post comments to others' blogs please help me out! Thanks!)
In response to the blog "I Guess I'm Just Mean":
Wow, I can't believe that parents would actually complain about an assignment like that! It isn't that hard to read just one book over the summer, especially with the rainy days we get. If you were requiring them to read a certain book that you picked out that was not interesting to the students, I would understand a little more...I guess. That is very unfortunate!
In response to the blog "Mind-stretching work like this requires no textbook, no equipment, no larger budget":
$500 is a lot of money when our classroom budgets are so small to begin with! I also teach science and it is unfortunate when we are not given enough money to perform all the labs and experiments we would like to do if we had a better budget. I like your attitude about trying new things and making do with what you have. Good luck to you!
In response to "Another black slash against NCLB":
I also have never heard anything good said about NCLB since it was passed several years ago. Schools are struggling now more than ever and NCLB is making it worse for everyone involved. I am patiently waiting for the day, hopefully in the very near future, that they get rid of NCLB and come up with a much better way of improving our nation's public schools.
In response to "You're going to need a bigger boat":
'A teacher's work is never done...'
Some days I wish I could just leave school and not have to think about it until the next day when I walk in the building. Most jobs are like that, but definitely not teaching!
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