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[leptonjoe]

So, I am starting to gain hope of keeping my sanity intact over the next month. Atleast I'll keep my fingurs crossed. I am starting to teach a section on reproduction to a bunch of 13 year olds next week. Some of the diagrams used for the Unit border on bad porn, I actually felt a bit embaressed sitting in the office looking through the

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[merosen3]

ha!! Have fun with that!!
Once upon a time, i worked as an audiologist at a school for the deaf. I started a music program after school, and ended up putting on a show with the kids. After hearing a story about a teacher who didn't check the ASL signs to a song and ended up accidentally having the kids use the sign for "vagina" instead of "triangle" in front of a big group for a performance, i was cautious to always have a Deaf person check my translations! :)
talking sex with kids is fun!! all the best!

[leptonjoe]

I think this will be a fun class, however, I really really have a lot personal differences with my associate for that and my bio 201 class though. I hate the constant supervision, especially from someone so heavily up-herself. My next topic with the 201 class covers evolution (which of course encompasses aspects of biodiversity, natureal history etc), and is probably actually closest to my area of expertease, but she thinks that covering anything that isn't explicitly going to be on the NCEA exam is a waste. As a result she is forbidding me to take the holistic and comprehensive approach that should be takin' with the topic. I really really dislike her, and she is ruining my attitude for this teaching practice. I won't go on for to long, but just as an example, yesturday I did a very successful rat dissection with the year 9 science class, however at one point during the class I did obviously forget a students name. Afterwards her comments to me where... a brief and half hearted good job in regards to the lesson, the railed on

[merosen3]

there are people who go into teaching for the wrong reasons...teaching to the test SUCKS, i've seen that in full effect with the whole No Child Left Behind crap they do here in the states now. Hold your head up, you're doing right by these kids...:)