tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458937443261385091.post7455902049965585100..comments2023-04-14T05:00:33.316-07:00Comments on Regurgitated Alpha Bits: Promises SchmomisesEdna Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756635597593870052noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458937443261385091.post-26403212569227794172012-01-13T21:18:32.333-08:002012-01-13T21:18:32.333-08:00LOL! Those are some great resolutions! :D I can...LOL! Those are some great resolutions! :D I can't imagine just leaving the copier jammed and running for the hills.Miss Angelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04409220869471005923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458937443261385091.post-46187840549612670312012-01-10T18:49:24.185-08:002012-01-10T18:49:24.185-08:00Nadia - Don't your spelling tests build vocabu...Nadia - Don't your spelling tests build vocabulary? Mine (which come from our Houghton-Mifflin Reading series) contains word lists that have a combination of high-frequency words and new vocabulary words that are used in the stories.<br /><br />Incidentally, I hate spelling tests; I didn't do them until nearly every parent during our Fall parent-teacher conferences asked why we didn't do them, and I didn't have a good response!Alex T. Valencichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06176742152052333764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458937443261385091.post-23632110983700866502012-01-03T08:41:30.361-08:002012-01-03T08:41:30.361-08:00Perhaps a vocabulary test instead of a spelling te...Perhaps a vocabulary test instead of a spelling test. I stopped giving spelling words/tests in order to build vocabulary.Nadiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02451021320768791272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458937443261385091.post-92024372596711823902012-01-02T18:40:32.270-08:002012-01-02T18:40:32.270-08:00I agree on teaching spelling rules over spelling w...I agree on teaching spelling rules over spelling words. In this "computer age" I have taught many kids that, even with spell check, they still need to know how to spell. They need to be able to pick out which word is correct when they have spelled something wrong. Knowing the rules of spelling will get them much closer to the word they are attempting. This all coming from someone who used to take insane pleasure from typing up an entire essay/paper before checking my spelling just so I could get that notice that said "spell check completed" proving once again I am an awesome speller.Mom not Mum (Sandy)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16342355588737699494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458937443261385091.post-69813193599202650232012-01-01T20:33:29.602-08:002012-01-01T20:33:29.602-08:00Heather! Not only do you need to know how to work ...Heather! Not only do you need to know how to work the copier, you need to know how to take it apart and put it back together in under two minutes while blindfolded. You better get practicing. <br /><br />I actually make very few copies, but I suppose that's due to circumstance! ;)Edna Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12756635597593870052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458937443261385091.post-9232463273443945662012-01-01T20:22:42.214-08:002012-01-01T20:22:42.214-08:00I don't even know how to use the copier!! How ...I don't even know how to use the copier!! How bad is that? Maybe that should be my resolution... Yes, that sounds good. "Learn to use copier."Heatherhttp://www.amateurteacher.yolasite.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458937443261385091.post-36230223051216134652012-01-01T14:01:24.787-08:002012-01-01T14:01:24.787-08:00I hear you, sister, about the jammed copiers! It ...I hear you, sister, about the jammed copiers! It irritates the heck out of me to go into the copier room and find the copiers jammed. Arrrgghhh! I can't tell you how many times I've unjammed the copiers.Mrs. Gumbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07055940129493095509noreply@blogger.com