Comments on: TGIF, That Means It’s Almost Monday! http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/tgif-that-means-its-almost-monday/ Providing HOPE for educators since 2007 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:07:56 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Joel http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/tgif-that-means-its-almost-monday/#comment-3464 Joel Fri, 06 Feb 2009 03:22:50 +0000 http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/?p=810#comment-3464 Wow, those are some good points. I have had a great week so far, but today really felt like a Monday all day. I didn't approach anything any less positively than I normally do. We didn't have any kind of testing or anything abnormal going on today. But as hard as I tried, they didn't play nearly as well as they did on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday. I was so hopeful that we were going to have a great week all week. Part of the problem I think is that we focused on the same piece of music all week long. I'll be going back to some of the other stuff tomorrow, so hopefully things will be better! Wow, those are some good points. I have had a great week so far, but today really felt like a Monday all day. I didn’t approach anything any less positively than I normally do. We didn’t have any kind of testing or anything abnormal going on today.

But as hard as I tried, they didn’t play nearly as well as they did on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday. I was so hopeful that we were going to have a great week all week. Part of the problem I think is that we focused on the same piece of music all week long. I’ll be going back to some of the other stuff tomorrow, so hopefully things will be better!

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]]> By: Stengel99 http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/tgif-that-means-its-almost-monday/#comment-3437 Stengel99 Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:24:41 +0000 http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/?p=810#comment-3437 My standard response to students complaining about Mondays is "1/7th of your life is Monday." I try to say it compassionately! :-) Also, with all the Monday holidays, especially in the Spring, I remind students that the number of Mondays that they have to get up and come to school is in the 20s. My standard response to students complaining about Mondays is “1/7th of your life is Monday.” I try to say it compassionately! :-)

Also, with all the Monday holidays, especially in the Spring, I remind students that the number of Mondays that they have to get up and come to school is in the 20s.

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]]> By: Joel http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/tgif-that-means-its-almost-monday/#comment-3369 Joel Mon, 26 Jan 2009 03:32:10 +0000 http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/?p=810#comment-3369 Oh yeah, G. Cynicism will eventually slip in. Don't let it consume you, but also remember that cynicism can in some instances be a healthy thing when limited. The problem comes from those who let it overtake them to where they are cynical in most instances. Fight that tendency with everything you have! Oh yeah, G. Cynicism will eventually slip in. Don’t let it consume you, but also remember that cynicism can in some instances be a healthy thing when limited. The problem comes from those who let it overtake them to where they are cynical in most instances. Fight that tendency with everything you have!

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]]> By: Joel http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/tgif-that-means-its-almost-monday/#comment-3366 Joel Mon, 26 Jan 2009 03:13:36 +0000 http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/?p=810#comment-3366 As I sit here at 9:15pm on Sunday night, I'm excited for tomorrow to begin so I can get back to work! I have new music to pass out, and I know the kids will love it. Lasagna is yummy, but it is high in calories, fat, carbohydrates, and lactose. As a result, it shouldn't be consumed on a daily basis. As I sit here at 9:15pm on Sunday night, I’m excited for tomorrow to begin so I can get back to work! I have new music to pass out, and I know the kids will love it.

Lasagna is yummy, but it is high in calories, fat, carbohydrates, and lactose. As a result, it shouldn’t be consumed on a daily basis.

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]]> By: G. Broaddus http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/tgif-that-means-its-almost-monday/#comment-3362 G. Broaddus Sun, 25 Jan 2009 19:33:50 +0000 http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/?p=810#comment-3362 I hadn't considered scheduling lessons with the expectation of how the students will likely respond based on the day of the week. That's an interesting consideration I'll have to think about. Truth be told, since I haven't slipped into the cynicism about education that some more experienced teachers - elsewhere, of course - seem to have adopted, I basically go into every day of teaching like it's another day of teaching: that is, not as something monotonous but as though it's another day to do my job and help my students learn. Am I aware that Mondays bring difficulties with motivation from having just had a weekend off (and the longer the weekend, the more difficult the pull) and that Fridays are spent in anxious anticipation of the upcoming weekend? Sure, and I suppose I do find myself being especially energetic and excited on those days. Other than that, though, I have to go on with my teaching, and I feel pretty privileged to be in the position I'm in right now. Maybe that's the difference. I hadn’t considered scheduling lessons with the expectation of how the students will likely respond based on the day of the week. That’s an interesting consideration I’ll have to think about.

Truth be told, since I haven’t slipped into the cynicism about education that some more experienced teachers – elsewhere, of course – seem to have adopted, I basically go into every day of teaching like it’s another day of teaching: that is, not as something monotonous but as though it’s another day to do my job and help my students learn. Am I aware that Mondays bring difficulties with motivation from having just had a weekend off (and the longer the weekend, the more difficult the pull) and that Fridays are spent in anxious anticipation of the upcoming weekend? Sure, and I suppose I do find myself being especially energetic and excited on those days. Other than that, though, I have to go on with my teaching, and I feel pretty privileged to be in the position I’m in right now. Maybe that’s the difference.

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]]> By: Mister Teacher http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/tgif-that-means-its-almost-monday/#comment-3356 Mister Teacher Sat, 24 Jan 2009 23:41:23 +0000 http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/?p=810#comment-3356 Thanks, Garfield. I look forward to your discourse on the pros and cons of lasagna... :) Thanks, Garfield. I look forward to your discourse on the pros and cons of lasagna… :)

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]]> By: Linda Sturr http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/tgif-that-means-its-almost-monday/#comment-3348 Linda Sturr Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:20:21 +0000 http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/?p=810#comment-3348 I love Mondays! The weekend is about all I can stand of working in the house and yard. I am ready to return to the classroom and help the students learn. The problem is, if they don't want to learn, there is nothing you can do to make them. I have one of those students. However, I always view Monday as a new beginning and I am ready to try again. You never know what will happen. I love Mondays! The weekend is about all I can stand of working in the house and yard. I am ready to return to the classroom and help the students learn. The problem is, if they don’t want to learn, there is nothing you can do to make them. I have one of those students. However, I always view Monday as a new beginning and I am ready to try again. You never know what will happen.

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]]> By: John http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/tgif-that-means-its-almost-monday/#comment-3345 John Fri, 23 Jan 2009 08:29:59 +0000 http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/?p=810#comment-3345 I've discovered I need to be more energetic on Mondays to get my students up to speed - the way the people who serve you coffee at 5:00am can brighten your day by being cheerful instead of bleary and barely awake. The students who practice their instruments over the weekend are a minority and often, a poor rehearsal can always be blamed on it "being Monday" (though I generally refuse to allow it to be an excuse). Even if I'm dragging a bit myself, I will at least feign excitement and enthusiasm: it's a cycle of positive feedback, they get more energized, which in turn picks me up and it goes from there. I’ve discovered I need to be more energetic on Mondays to get my students up to speed – the way the people who serve you coffee at 5:00am can brighten your day by being cheerful instead of bleary and barely awake. The students who practice their instruments over the weekend are a minority and often, a poor rehearsal can always be blamed on it “being Monday” (though I generally refuse to allow it to be an excuse). Even if I’m dragging a bit myself, I will at least feign excitement and enthusiasm: it’s a cycle of positive feedback, they get more energized, which in turn picks me up and it goes from there.

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