Monday, May 19, 2008

Too Good to Be True

5/7/2008
Today is National Teacher Appreciation Day. Write 3 sentences about your favorite teacher ever (it doesn't have to be me!)
My 3rd favorite teacher is Ms. Chew because she rocks.

Ms. Chew's the greatest teacher ever. She's cool, and can really teach. She looks like a student though, but it okay.

All my teachers are my fav. because they all are hard workers, and I got respect for everybody if it wasnt for everyone I wouldnt be me

Ms. Chew.... because she's the only teacher that I don't have any complaints about. She's cool and understanding. She's young so it's easy to relate.

My favorite teacher is Ms. Chew because she never calls my house and she's always being nice. Plus she taught me physics which I thought I will never understand.

Thank you so much Ms. Chew. Your my favorite teacher because your so tiny like me! (JP) Just playing! Thankx kido cause your a cool teacher unlike other teachers hella grumpy.

My favorite teacher is Ms. Chew. Ms. Chew teaches physics and chemistry. She always rocks on!

My favorite teacher is Ms. Chew even though we got into an arguement. She understands a lot about where the kids come from. To add, when I need help she doesn't give up but tries to help.

Ms. chew your my favorite teacher cause you rock. You bring in good demos. You make physics interesting.

Ms. Chew because she always gives me a lot of chances, and I thank her for accepting my appologies :)

Ms. Chew is a good teacher. I like the way you teach Ms. Chew! [=

Ms. Chew is cool because she is short and proud. She does fun labs that can sometimes burn. She also is an Obama supporter. (He likes to make things up. I never said who I was supporting.)

Thursday, May 1, 2008

Easier to Lie

The kiddies are taking the California STAR tests (state standardized tests that teachers and schools are evaluated on.. blehhh!) this week. There is a subject-specific science test, which means my kiddies are taking the physics test. Which makes me nervous! Because even though I know that the test is crap, it's almost written to set them up to fail (i.e. one of the questions is about which probe they should use to measure some variable.. hello?!? We have no money for these probes, why should they know what they are?!?!?), I still want them to do well on it. It's like I have something to prove. But preliminary questioning about how the physics STAR test is going reveals that my kids are.. just pretty darn cute. And don't believe a word I say, apparently.
Case #1:
Ms. Chew (Rocks!): "So how's the physics test going?"
Student: "It's ok."
Ms. Chew (Rocks!): "Not too hard or anything?"
Student: "It's alright. But they give you that equation thinggy so it helps!"
Ms. Chew (Rocks!): "The equation sheet. It looks exactly like the one I showed you in class, right? I told you!"
Student: "I know. But I thought you were just saying that. You know."

Case #2:
Ms. Chew (Rocks!): "How's testing going?"
Student: "Ms. Chew I think I did okay on the physics test.. it was like all the stuff you told us."
Ms. Chew (Rocks!): "Of course it is!!"