Comments on: Carnival of Education http://www.joannejacobs.com/2008/08/carnival-of-education-60/ Thinking and Linking by Joanne Jacobs Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:51:22 +0000 hourly 1 By: Misterteacher http://www.joannejacobs.com/2008/08/carnival-of-education-60/#comment-39188 Misterteacher Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:52:44 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/?p=5790#comment-39188 Well, I've done the whole "table" instead of "house" thing. Table 1 gets points for being prepared first, table 3 loses points because they're all talking, etc. I just wish the magic was there for me to just speak the words, "5 points for table 1!" and have it happen instead of having to always walk over to the board or the tally location and write them up there myself... Well, I’ve done the whole “table” instead of “house” thing. Table 1 gets points for being prepared first, table 3 loses points because they’re all talking, etc. I just wish the magic was there for me to just speak the words, “5 points for table 1!” and have it happen instead of having to always walk over to the board or the tally location and write them up there myself…

]]> By: ricki http://www.joannejacobs.com/2008/08/carnival-of-education-60/#comment-39187 ricki Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:11:53 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/?p=5790#comment-39187 I would so totally, completely, love to have my students sorted into "houses" where I could add points to the house for someone doing something well, or take away points for someone doing something boneheaded. In my experience that kind of peer pressure ("Hey, Blake, don't mix those chemicals! She'll take points away from us!") almost works better than the "Hey, Blake, don't mix those chemicals because it's dangerous to do so" warnings. I would so totally, completely, love to have my students sorted into “houses” where I could add points to the house for someone doing something well, or take away points for someone doing something boneheaded.

In my experience that kind of peer pressure (“Hey, Blake, don’t mix those chemicals! She’ll take points away from us!”) almost works better than the “Hey, Blake, don’t mix those chemicals because it’s dangerous to do so” warnings.

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