tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091979517567705761.post8827796178301852886..comments2023-10-03T04:20:03.184-06:00Comments on Math = Love: End of Year Clean Up: Brilliance and InsanitySarah Carter (@mathequalslove)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11839095945000612533noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091979517567705761.post-16061598867667302352014-07-19T15:08:01.354-05:002014-07-19T15:08:01.354-05:00Deciding to take everything out of your storage ca...Deciding to take everything out of your storage cabinet at once = stupid. <br /><br />For perspective, this past week I spent four days helping our new high school shop teacher empty then reassemble the wood shop tool room. He climbed up on a ladder and removed every old project and broken tool stored above head level, then looked up part numbers to identify what the heck some of it was (mostly parts for tools they no longer had of course). We walked around with a cart and collected every tool, wood scrap, and operators manual in the facility, then sorted and/or tossed. We tossed 12 60 gallon bins of junk! Fortunately we had another helper who spent the entire time cleaning files, collecting part and serial numbers, and photographing everything bigger than a hammer. Trust me, better every year or 2 then wait 20!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091979517567705761.post-36263945819807747352014-07-19T10:56:34.768-05:002014-07-19T10:56:34.768-05:00Our last week of school is like that - the kids ar...Our last week of school is like that - the kids are so bored. We have about 3 of the last 5 days filled with activities, but even those days have time where they just sit in a room (usually the beginning/end of the day and around lunch time). This year I was determined to be at a point that last week where I could get them to help. Nothing had to be forced - some kids didn't want to help and that was fine. Other kids were bored and glad for something to do. It was fantastic to have so much help!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12993328799835329499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091979517567705761.post-8658601955833077802014-07-19T10:07:23.250-05:002014-07-19T10:07:23.250-05:00Love the list of things tow do and the way your st...Love the list of things tow do and the way your students just jumped in and helped out. One of my goals for the coming year is to delegate more/give more responsibility to students for tasks in the classroom.Nancy in Indiananoreply@blogger.com