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Nicole Hadley (380 KP) rated I Wish My Teacher Knew: How One Question Can Change Everything for Our Kids in Books

Jun 18, 2018

I Wish My Teacher Knew by Kyle Schwartz is a must read for all teachers. The book is a set of essays based from student responses to the question "I wish my teacher knew___________." The teacher asked her questions the above question and the information she gathered from the assignment shocked her but helped to gain necessary information from her students about them.

The book begins by explaining the project that the teacher/author created in order to get to know her students better. The author describes what students said that the teacher needed to know in how to properly teach/engage the students.

Beyond knowing how to effectively teach students a teacher needs to be aware of issues that students may be experiences. The book states that it is important to know how to deal with these issues because if the issue of death, homelessness, family issues are causing issues for a student it will be difficult for a student to focus on their studies. These issues are just as important at learning in the classroom. As a teacher I found this very true. In addition to knowing how to effectively engage student based on their learning styles, the book also states that as a teacher it is important to know the students hobbies/ interests.

The book is thoroughly researched which is valuable to any person who is going into the field of teaching or has been in the field for many years. As a 2nd year teacher I found the book very interesting. I plan to do this as a first activity with my students to learn about them. The activity is a way to get to know your students without pre-judging their personalities. It is a stress free way for students to share important information.

I received this book from the publisher via NetGalley in response for an honest review.

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Brian Kapfer (2 KP) created a post

May 27, 2018

I have never read the 'A Wrinkle in Time' novel, nor had I ever heard about it, and I spent more time in the Library than I did in the classroom. Not until the advertisements did I ever learn that there was a movie, let alone a previous version. It uses the tired trope of of a child(ren) search for a lost family member, but this brings our intrepid heroes into a fantasy world. Disney really geared this flick towards a younger audience, there is not much material for the adults except a decent story and the enjoyment of seeing it with their kid(s). After I started the movie and the basic introduction finished, disaster struck! Oprah appeared and delivered her monologue and her soothing voice put me to sleep, and I missed the rest of the movie. I then had a dilemma because I use dual monitors, one to watch movies and one so I can simultaneously browse Facebook and porn. The problem comes in that I have to minimize the widow on monitor 2, release it from full-screen and then drag it over to monitor 1 where I skip over Oprah and then slide the window back to monitor 2 and then try and full-screen it again. This process is tedious, because the monitor is only 27" and sits the proper length from one's viewing. I do not have very good eyesight, so I have to move the cursor to the vicinity of the little box and move closer to the monitor, go back to my computer, move the pointer closer, and then repeat the process about 12 times. So, instead of that I just restarted the video, watched the intro scenes, muted Oprah and then finished the film. Overall it was an enjoyable experience for both adults and kids.

tldr - Just watch the movie at least once, especially with kid(s). No kidnapping!

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1620680/?ref_=nv_sr_1

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Nicole Hadley (380 KP) rated Move It, Miss Macintosh! in Books

Jun 18, 2018

Move It, Miss Macintosh! by Peggy Robbins Janousky is the story how Miss Macintosh, the kindergarten teacher, does NOT want to go to school on the first day; she's just too nervous. But the principal and other teachers show up to give her the encouragement she needs...and when she finally makes it to school, she finds maybe her class will be fun after all.

The principal and other teachers from the school show up at Miss Macintosh's house anticipating that she will be reluctant to go to school on her first day of teaching kindergarten. They all try to help her in various ways. I loved the names of the teachers from Mrs. Burger the lunchlady to Miss Melody the music teacher and Miss Patience the guidance counselor. The other silly thing as that they all rode to school on the bus, even the principal. When Miss Macintosh arrives in her classroom she sees that all the kids are nervous and she starts to sing, making up silly words about her morning. The kids love it, start giggling and they all have a great day. The illustrations are very silly, but bright and colourful so that kids will love them. I recommend this book to kindergarten or pre-kindergarten classes to read while trying to make them little ones feel comfortable. Families could also read this to their young ones before they actually start school so that they can see everyone, even the teacher is nervous at the beginning of a new school year.

This book was great! It's such a fun twist on the first-day-of-school-jitters to have the teacher be the nervous one. Kids will relate to how Miss Macintosh feels--but also get a kick out of the fact that it's the adult who is so worried. Really cute illustrations, engaging text, and fantastic concept for a book.

I received this advanced readers copy from Annick Press Ltd. and Annick Press via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.