It Doesn't Hurt To Think http://rubywahoo.com (but it might hurt to read my thoughts) Sun, 06 May 2012 18:00:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Happy Cinco de Mayo 2012! http://rubywahoo.com/2012/05/happy-cinco-de-mayo-2012/ http://rubywahoo.com/2012/05/happy-cinco-de-mayo-2012/#comments Sun, 06 May 2012 18:00:58 +0000 Rubywahoo http://rubywahoo.com/?p=429 Noah drank too much Milk on Cinco de Mayo

Happy Cinco de Mayo 2012 from us!

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Happy Star Wars Day 2012 from us!

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Happy St. Patrick's Day 2012 from us!

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Happy Valentines Day 2012 from us!

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Happy New Year from us!

]]> http://rubywahoo.com/2012/01/happy-new-year-2012/feed/ 0 The Classroom Management Simulator http://rubywahoo.com/2011/12/the-classroom-management-simulator/ http://rubywahoo.com/2011/12/the-classroom-management-simulator/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 03:32:27 +0000 Rubywahoo http://rubywahoo.com/?p=381 Back in the spring, WifeWahoo and I were discussing the upcoming Philly Science Fair. I asked her if the topics will be as interesting as the descriptions, or if they are only interesting to people with science backgrounds. She said the interest should match the descriptions even if you don’t have a science degree. For contrast, I mentioned how an educational conference might be interesting, but that there would be a ceiling to her interest if she attended since she won’t be able to directly relate to classroom management challenges or other aspects of the job.

Then, I started thinking about the kinds of exhibits and activities an educational conference would have, especially if the conference were aimed at non-educators. My favorite idea was  the Classroom Management Simulator. Participants can step in so that kids yell and throw things at them. You would have to process paperwork in the Bureaucratic Reenactment. Try to teach and deal with biohazards while being ignored by maintenance/facilities. Experience the joys of arriving on a Monday to find that the trash has still not emptied. Fight in the Parking Lot Wars, where you try to obtain the optimal parking space that lets you arrive late and leave early. Fighting with colleagues. Not knowing itinerant schedules. Etc.

]]> http://rubywahoo.com/2011/12/the-classroom-management-simulator/feed/ 0 Giggling at Paper Rips http://rubywahoo.com/2011/12/giggling-at-paper-rips/ http://rubywahoo.com/2011/12/giggling-at-paper-rips/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:15:10 +0000 Rubywahoo http://rubywahoo.com/?p=386 Why is ripping paper so funny to babies? My baby is sophisticated, though; this is the only time it amused him — and, boy, did it amuse him! Every attempt since has resulted in a look that says, “Don’t play this out. Get new material, clown.”

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Mommy just left for work so the baby is crying. Separation anxiety would be much easier to deal with if the baby directed it towards me, since I never leave his side.

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Away We Go

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Happy Halloween from us!

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