tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29833316.post1351348336869842885..comments2023-06-26T08:14:24.173-05:00Comments on ACK! THBBBT!: Monday morning: Back to SchoolRoseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07027536960284875200noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29833316.post-2874243526647322062008-04-09T23:25:00.000-05:002008-04-09T23:25:00.000-05:00GAHHH! I can't draw a straight line, so I don't e...GAHHH! I can't draw a straight line, so I don't expect my students to, either! Oh, and the schools here in Florida are taking all the 'fun' out of elementary art...kids will be tested on elements of art...design, theory, history....in ELEMENTARY school. Damn NCLB.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes I do require 'neatness' as part of a grade for a project, but it's very minor. I don't expect young kids to be Mrs. Whohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15756079166320905027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29833316.post-80409734725673928472008-04-08T06:27:00.000-05:002008-04-08T06:27:00.000-05:00My sons 5th grade teachers conference went like th...My sons 5th grade teachers conference went like this.<BR/>Teacher: Your sons getting a 'C'.<BR/>Memom: Oh, I thought he was doing well. But if he's a 'C' student, then he's a 'C' student.<BR/>Teacher: I'd like you to look at his test scores.<BR/>Memom: Hmmm 97%, 98%, 100%. Well it looks like he's getting 'A's on his tests, how come he's getting a 'C'.<BR/>Teacher: Well he talks to much in Priscillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05010965208236909968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29833316.post-48158484273952603532008-04-07T21:21:00.000-05:002008-04-07T21:21:00.000-05:00I can give you one better. Scamp failed (yes, I sa...I can give you one better. Scamp failed (yes, I said failed) art in 3rd grade. How in the world do you fail art in 3rd grade. I am so with you. Wish all my kids had a teacher like Mrs. Who.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12766583501226631527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29833316.post-45042037832732399832008-04-07T21:11:00.000-05:002008-04-07T21:11:00.000-05:00We're living this life down here in Florida... for...We're living this life down here in Florida... for 3rd grade and 5th. I'm so frickin' done with the daggum art/reading projects.<BR/><BR/>I hate them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29833316.post-46475958110608405392008-04-07T18:55:00.000-05:002008-04-07T18:55:00.000-05:00Oh jeez- you should see the foam diorama of the Se...Oh jeez- you should see the foam diorama of the Sears Tower on my dining room table right now... Just sayin'... *sigh*Richmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07069850070815558984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29833316.post-48613957867466081682008-04-07T16:33:00.000-05:002008-04-07T16:33:00.000-05:00Go stare death rays at the teacher. That worked wh...Go stare death rays at the teacher. That worked when my son was in 6th grade. She wound up being a little bit afraid of me, though...Thumperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02154314376352066709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29833316.post-88123844158758383912008-04-07T11:44:00.000-05:002008-04-07T11:44:00.000-05:00I hear you. I so hear you.I hear you. I so hear you.Thumbelina's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12770875721002747110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29833316.post-62327835873572035152008-04-07T10:31:00.000-05:002008-04-07T10:31:00.000-05:00Have you said anything to the teacher? Because, w...Have you said anything to the teacher? Because, well, I'm a wee bit outspoken, but I would. There is a reason there is an actual class called art class . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com