What to Do about Know-it-Alls
I teacher gifted learners at the moment and an advanced math group. When you teach these type of kids, there is a fine line between sharing what you know and vomiting information. I share this with students before it gets to the point of vomiting information. Not only is it a nice proverb speak, it is a tiny bit of history since Theodore Roosevelt shared it. I tell my students that people don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care. I introduce this in a type of circle time, they I can refer to it if I notice children becoming know-it-alls or gravitating towards arrogance. You are welcome to the sign also. I am sharing it with you here.
Are the Electricity Police Coming After You?
I have been having a sensitivity to fluorescent lights with my eyes. Not only that, but the green light isn’t pleasing for appearances. I had bought two cute lamps at Good Will for $6.99 each. Then I had a recent visit by the electricity police (the people the school district sends around with clipboards). 🙁 They wanted to make sure I had taken my Christmas lights down (which I had). However, someone was getting rid of their LED lights which I had hung up. The electricity police said that the LED lights were okay. I had them hung up but rarely turned them on because honestly they were underwhelming and not worth the trouble. Next, I decided to invest in some light covers because I thought they would help take the green glare out of the room. They did an okay job. Honestly, they help but are not show stoppers! See the difference. I hung them up today. I’m going to buy more lamps at Good Will. I got the covers from Amazon.
