Who knows about "Emotional Literacy for Educators?"

[Smarmie Doofus]

Raise your hands.

We aren't pulled in fifteen thousand different directions already.

I can't keep up with the paperwork I have already.


The district's sending us out for training in the above.

So... what's this all about, Alfie? Psychobabble or substance?

And is there or is there NOT more clerical work involved for the classroom teacher?

( The admins here say no. They've been known to lie. I know you're shocked.)

[Smarmie Doofus]

1. One at a time, children!!! n/t

[donco6]

2. Never heard of it.

??

[Catshrink]

3. You want emotional literacy? Here's some emotional literacy

and after today, that's all I've got, Smarmie.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anEuw8F8cpE

[Smarmie Doofus]

4. Why.... I gotta good mind to....

....LOL.

You're not going to end up like the poor guy in Texas who went cuckoo in the classroom last month are you?

Remember? Threw a chair? Kicked a trash basket? The kids ran in terror? Got taken out of the building on a stretcher... if memory serves.


I think that's on youtube too.


So... you're basically saying I shouldn't get my hopes up about the training?

OK. I can live with that.

[Catshrink]

5. Nah, I'm not going to lose it like that.

But I definitely wouldn't have my hopes up for that training.

PS - that little video clip is just an "oh fuck it" taken to the extreme. Yesterday no one in one class had their homework from Friday, NO ONE - not even my two best students. I was annoyed...but I didn't yell. I shook my head and left my room to get another cup of coffee. Another teacher was doing the same for the same reason - it was widespread.

Back in the room, I said something like "Okay, then" and continued what I was going to do if they had done the work. But since they hadn't, they were a little lost. I gave a pretty good explanation and the brighter kids caught on (and also knew what I was up to), gave them their new homework, and basically ignored them. The two brightest came up and asked me a couple of questions and apologized. I told them that they had "points in the bank" and asked if my hissy fit was effective. They laughed with me. Several other students went to them for help and a couple asked me. We got through, I made my point. They will recover but I wasn't about to say "Oh, it's ok. I know it was Halloween." Bullshit. These kids are a year away from college and they'd better figure out that Halloween isn't an excuse. Let's see how many have theirs complete today.

I expect that kind of crap from freshmen who are still a bit disorganized, but not from these students. As one of my colleagues says "what you tolerate you accept."

[proud2BlibKansan]

6. I flunked that course in college

:evilgrin: