Have you heard about the next planned “Survivor” show? Three businessmen and three businesswomen will be dropped into an elementary school classroom for 1 school year. The businesspeople will be provided with a copy of their school district’s curriculum and a class of 28 - 32 students. Each class will have a minimum of five learning-disabled children, three with A.D.D., one gifted child, and two who speak limited English. Three students will be labeled with severe behavior problems. All business people must complete lesson plans at least 3 days in advance with annotations for curriculum objectives and modify, organize, or create their materials accordingly. They will be required to teach students, handle misconduct, implement technology, document attendance, write referrals, correct homework, make bulletin boards, compute grades, complete report cards, document benchmarks, communicate with parents, and arrange parent conferences. They must also stand in the doorway between class changes to monitor the hallways. In addition, they will complete fire drills, tornado drills, and [Code Red] drills for shooting attacks each month. They must attend workshops, faculty meetings, and attend curriculum development meetings. They must also tutor students who are behind and strive to get the 2 non-English speaking children proficient enough to take all of the state tests. If the business person is sick or having a bad day, he/she must not let it show. Each day they must incorporate reading, writing math, science, and social studies into the program and must maintain discipline and provide an educationally stimulating environment to motivate students at all times. If all students do not wish to cooperate, work, or learn, the teacher will be held responsible. The business people will only have access to the public golf course on the weekends, but with their new salary, they may not be able to afford it. There will be no access to vendors who want to take them out to lunch, and lunch will be limited to thirty minutes, which is not counted as part of their workday. The business people will be permitted to use a student restroom, as long as another survival candidate can supervise their class. If the copier is operable, they may make copies of necessary materials before or after school. However, they cannot surpass their monthly limit of copies. The business people must continually advance their education, at their expense, and on their own time. The winner of this Season of Survivor will be allowed to return to his/her job.
(Just kidding guys..but I think every teacher would love to see this!)
I just watched this documentary that came out today. The documentary originally began as following retro gamers. What developed was a classic confrontation between good and evil.
It follows Billy Mitchell, the original high scorer of Donkey Kong who held the highest score for twenty + years (BOOO!)
and Steve Wiebe, the underdog, a 7/8 th grade science teacher, who plays for fun and finds that he can beat the high score (YEA!!!!!) .
Without giving too much away Steve is a genuinely good guy and Billy a spiteful pompous ass. Steve fights to prove he deserves a place as a record holder but is faced with obstacle after obstacle. You’ll find yourself really pulling for Steve. In addition, it is really interesting to see the logic and strategy behind the game play.
Does anyone remember the days before hangovers and way too much drinky? Well, I do. I remember having my first Shirley Temple at the Nutcracker with Liz and Kathy. It was like the coolest thing to a little kid. A kid cocktail! I’ve always wondered what was in it. Well, now I know and I got a few new recipes to try. Yum! Try this one as your sitting at home on a weekday. Good clean fun..
Shirley Temple
1. Put some ice in a glass.
2. Fill the glass 3/4 full with lemon-lime soda or ginger ale.
3. Top it off with grenadine.
4. Garnish with a cherry.
