Problems With Perpendicular
A quick funny story: We're discussing parallel and perpendicular lines and all of the students are struggling with the pronunciation of the words (let alone the meaning of them). So I decide to help them out by breaking the words down into syllables. "Repeat after me," I said cheerfully. "Per."
"Per!"
"Pen."
"Pen!"
"...uh..." Laughter. "Dicular."
Just one example of the many missteps large and small I make each day. Being able to laugh them off is essential and so is being self-aware and reflective. It's really not fair that my kids have to suffer along with me as I find my way, but luckily they give me enough problems that I don't retain too much sympathy for them. Today was another day of ups and downs- major improvement on the part of one problem child, but more problems arising with more students... It's beginning to feel like a game of disciplinary Whack-a-Mole. For a brief second one problem is resolved only to have another one pop up in its place.
"Per!"
"Pen."
"Pen!"
"...uh..." Laughter. "Dicular."
Just one example of the many missteps large and small I make each day. Being able to laugh them off is essential and so is being self-aware and reflective. It's really not fair that my kids have to suffer along with me as I find my way, but luckily they give me enough problems that I don't retain too much sympathy for them. Today was another day of ups and downs- major improvement on the part of one problem child, but more problems arising with more students... It's beginning to feel like a game of disciplinary Whack-a-Mole. For a brief second one problem is resolved only to have another one pop up in its place.
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