blog questions

1.http://idt285-05jhoeftmann.blogspot.com/
2.Fellow future teachers
3.References for other assignments, idea for lesson plans
4. Blogger.com

Diversity in the classroom

http://www.mywire.com/a/ChicagoTribune/Education-diversity/9699199?&pbl=82

Messy Students Desks? Here is help....

http://k6educators.about.com/cs/classroommanageme2/a/CleanDesks.htm

St. Patrick's Day lesson plan ideas!!!

http://k6educators.about.com/od/holidaysandspecialevents/a/stpats.htm

Banned authors and books in elementary schools.

In an eighth grade classroom in Burlingham the book Kaffir Boy was banned from the curriculum. A parent was not pleased with the choice of reading and the book was immediately pulled. This raised the question of "Is it right to be pulling books that bring educational purposes. At what age is it okay to be reading these books. Author of Kaffir Boy came to the school five weeks later to talk about the banning of his book. Along with this book is many other books that ar being challenged in classrooms. According the San Fransico articla the top 10 challenged nooks of 08 are...

1. and tango makes three
2. the chocolate war
3. olive's ocean
4. the golden compass
5. the adventures of huckleberry finn
6. the color purple
7. ttyl
8. i know why the caged bird sings
9. its perfectly normal
10. the perks of being a wallflower

What's your opinion on banning books?

Organization is key

http://k6educators.about.com/od/classroommanagement/a/clutter.htm