I’m a teacher, so there are a lot of things that make me think during the week. From the words that come out of my precious middle school students to whose paper is this because they did not put their name on it.
Some highlights have been why is Arkansas pronounced differently than Kansas during our discussion of the different states. Ar has the typical r controlled blend sound, the second syllable has a schwa, but the last syllable stumped me. So I went to Google. There is a whole history of why it’s spelled one way and pronounced another way. The article I linked will go into the final syllable.
Another thing that made me think is why was I supposed to rush to my allergist appointment but then not be seen until almost an hour after I was supposed to be there. I had a bad allergic reaction at Christmas time. I went to my primary doctor who then referred me to an allergist. I had to be there by a certain time which I made with 2 minutes to spare. Then I waited until I saw him. I need to have a scratch test done. Now I wait until next month to have that done.
I’m sure I can think of more things that made me think this week. I think the biggest thing that makes me think is how do middle school students THINK they are going to get by with something when they are doing the behavior right in front of an adult.
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