If It Were Me I'd...

 

This may take a minute - bear with me. The title of this post is one of my favorite sayings from my time in the classroom. ( There are many - any time you'd like a few more, just let me know) It came about because I never told students what to do. As far as I was concerned, they had complete and ultimate free will. If they asked "Do I have to take the test today?", I'd say "No, of course not!". They quickly learned to ask what the consequences would be of their action; in that case, a zero and failure on the exam. Their choice, of course. I wasn't a tyrant.

I never graded homework - didn't tell me anything about learning, so I would simply quiz virtually every day on reading and class note study. This is where the phrase "If it were me I'd...(fill in the blank)" came about. Students quickly learned that the topic to which I was pointing was pretty darn important - like learn it, now!

So, given what had transpired with some our rather unpleasant experiences with the former blog site, which shall not be named, if it were me, I'd...

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