tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10220498.post6673218910195846653..comments2024-03-21T15:59:25.263-05:00Comments on Math Teacher Mambo: Life's Surprise Pop QuizzesShireen Dadmehrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16282965851939089408noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10220498.post-33510427152600638322008-09-27T18:07:00.000-05:002008-09-27T18:07:00.000-05:00Six classes? Ouch. In NYC we are protected from th...Six classes? Ouch. In NYC we are protected from that. For now, at least. <BR/><BR/>I've had my share of (cute puppy) 9th grade algebra classes... when they are cute, they are really cute.<BR/><BR/>I think you have a typo. You typed nth and (n+1)st, but I know this poem...<BR/><BR/>She tried and tried, a hundred times<BR/>To find a rhyme for month.<BR/>The hundredth time she failed again,<BR/>But not the hundred and oneth.<BR/><BR/>Jonathan (not the author of those lines. Probably not Ogden Nash, either)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10220498.post-21574218305234709072008-09-15T21:49:00.000-05:002008-09-15T21:49:00.000-05:00Thanks for your creative tips. I do sit them in ro...Thanks for your creative tips. I do sit them in rows (only on test days) USUALLY way spaced apart. This year with so many students, it's a bit more cramped. <BR/><BR/>I like your color test ideas ... I don't know if I have it in me to create 4 versions per class for a total of 12 versions. Mine are usually hand written because of time constraints, so they wouldn't be easy to change.<BR/><BR/>Ms. CookieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10220498.post-65138784617413768462008-09-15T14:49:00.000-05:002008-09-15T14:49:00.000-05:00For your precalc tests, do you give different vers...For your precalc tests, do you give different versions of the same test? <BR/><BR/>I try to come up with "4 versions" of the same test (sometimes the same test in different colors) and although this does not stop some kids from cheating it does stop others. <BR/><BR/>Someone I know just changes the question order while I would just rather change the numbers. I also use 4 different colors of paper and pass out tests according to seating. <BR/><BR/>So the colors would look like this: <BR/><BR/>Row 1: pink, yellow, pink, yellow, ... <BR/><BR/>Row 2: green, blue, green, blue, ... <BR/><BR/>Row 3: pink, yellow, pink, yellow, ... <BR/><BR/>etc. <BR/><BR/>This prevents people from sitting too close to someone who has the same test. I even give 2 versions of quizzes so "no one will cheat off of you and make it seem like you were involved in cheating" when really the problem is not a cheating ring per se, but individual cheaters. <BR/><BR/>I just think back to my own experiences of being the "smart kid" sometimes and think about how many people might have tried to cheat off of me and how it would make me feel to be called into a teacher's office and being called a cheater. <BR/><BR/>I hope this kid doesn't think that is how they will get through their life :(.Vanes63https://www.blogger.com/profile/17499324218018793373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10220498.post-3726949435888304442008-09-14T21:00:00.000-05:002008-09-14T21:00:00.000-05:00I know. I'm a wee bit wary of her now, but then I ...I know. I'm a wee bit wary of her now, but then I have to see her weekly, and she has many other good qualities, so I'm trying to meld my bad and good feelings for her.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you're having great freshman.<BR/><BR/>Ms. CookieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10220498.post-69133888337561749462008-09-14T20:23:00.000-05:002008-09-14T20:23:00.000-05:00Dear Ms Cookie,I also have 6 classes and my 9th gr...Dear Ms Cookie,<BR/><BR/>I also have 6 classes and my 9th graders are the best. I LOVE them.<BR/><BR/>Test 2 sounds lame. I try to stay away from this kind of people as much as possible.<BR/><BR/>*M**M*https://www.blogger.com/profile/14714143428637686973noreply@blogger.com