Memos from the command post.

Substitute teacher by day,
Kohl's associate by night,
nerd by trade, sardonic by choice.
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  1. Today I substituted for a librarian

    and I had a 7th grade “life skills” class.  Now these were normal kids, probably composed of the smarter 7th graders, so the whole “life skills” name made no sense.

    Anyway, I had to teach them how to create an outline.  Not in a teachable moment; this was the lesson play for the period.  Create. An. Outline.

    I never had a class about creating outlines; it was something you picked up in the regular course of school with a helpful hint here and there.  There was no time specifically dedicated to learning how to make an outline with a dozen worksheets, a Powerpoint, a lecture, and working through a few as examples.

    Anyway, it was like this: figure it out or GTFO/fail.  Now everyone is a winner and we baby students through everything.

    Well no shit our education system sucks.

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