Long, Boring Trainings...

Saint_ · Post by **Saint_** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 7:39 am

Suck. I'm at an 8 hour training today that is so boring and dry that I feel like I'm crawling through the middle of the Sahara....

( contextualizing and decontextualizing abstract and quantitative common core standards)

Don't you hate those?

Post by **LarsMac** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 7:51 am

Sorry I missed that one.

AnneBoleyn · Post by **AnneBoleyn** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 8:06 am

WTF u talkin' 'bout?

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 8:09 am

AnneBoleyn;1400120 wrote: WTF u talkin' 'bout?

He don't know what he's talking abouit, thats why he is in training.

Saint_ · Post by **Saint_** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 8:21 am

It has to do with how to teach the new math standards.

It's boring to me...and I'm a mathematician! I basically hate all trainings because, after 35,000 hours in a classroom, they all fall into one of three categories:

1. I tried that already, and I know that it doesn't work.

2. I'm doing that already.

3. It looks interesting, and I'll try it. ( extremely rare!)

Saint_ · Post by **Saint_** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 8:23 am

Does anyone else have tons of professional development meetings, seminars, and workshops? Or is it just teachers?

Post by **LarsMac** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 9:25 am

OH, We have our share of all that.

I think I spend 20-25% of my time in some sort of professional development or skills honing, or social skills training, international business relationships, and the like.

IT's not good enough to just do my job, anymore.

K.Snyder · Post by **K.Snyder** » Sat Aug 11, 2012 12:39 pm

Saint_;1400123 wrote: It has to do with how to teach the new math standards.

It's boring to me...and I'm a mathematician! I basically hate all trainings because, after 35,000 hours in a classroom, they all fall into one of three categories:

1. I tried that already, and I know that it doesn't work.

2. I'm doing that already.

3. It looks interesting, and I'll try it. ( extremely rare!)Am I to understand that you're allowing students to discover mathematics without them being instructed first? It seems to be the new trend. Personally I think everyone has lost their minds.

K.Snyder · Post by **K.Snyder** » Sat Aug 11, 2012 12:39 pm

Saint_;1400124 wrote: Does anyone else have tons of professional development meetings, seminars, and workshops? Or is it just teachers?What are you teaching exactly?

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Sat Aug 11, 2012 2:47 pm

When I was at College, part of my studies was The history of the British Trade Unions.

There was an obese lad In my class and I always made sure I sat behind him so our tutor couldn't see me. I then spent the two hours putting my make-up- on and writing letters.

I failed the exam

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Sat Aug 11, 2012 3:45 pm

Saint_;1400115 wrote: Suck. I'm at an 8 hour training today that is so boring and dry that I feel like I'm crawling through the middle of the Sahara....

( contextualizing and decontextualizing abstract and quantitative common core standards)

Don't you hate those?

Yup, but I have one more week of vacation first.