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So, what happened in one house when the Mom and Dad decided to split the jobs to get ready for school?  This hiliarious, funny video, that's what.  (Worth watching at home if youtube is blocked and you're back at school. Related articles by Zemanta Tuning in to the Blind Spots of this Generation (coolcatteacher.blogspot.com) Hatching New Life (coolcatteacher.blogspot.com)

Although this takes FOREVER to buffer and view, this top 10 list put together by a group of teachers is really quite humorous (especially for elementary teachers.) (See the original teachertube page to embed.) These projects are FUN and show the value to teachers of making videos (at least how fun they are!)

I haven't had a Funday Monday in a while, so its time again. I asked on twitter last week for some funny posts and these just made me roll. #1 Social Networking Parody Sent in by: jalam from the Random Thoughts Blog My Rating: PG My Laugh Rating: 9 stars out of 10 It is so funny because it is so true. #2 - Rowan Atkinson Live parodies Shakespearean Tragedy Sent in by: adrianbruce from Australia (has a cool games website ) Rating: G up until 3/4 of way through The first half of this is hilarious to me. #3 The Overzealous Principal by Rowan Atkinson Sent in by: adrianbruce Rating: PG (for one word at the end) This is so funny. #4 Wii Fit Parody From: kpruitt Rating: G So, have a little funday with your Monday. tag: funday Monday , humor , videos , jokes

As we struggle to teach the students facts and knowledge about history... ask yourself if that student who can pass a test, answer multiple choice questions, and match vocabulary, could do better than this San Francisco state University student at retelling the parts of history that they have learned about. (hat tip to Technology in the Middle ) It leaves me thinking again about the validity of using oral testing. I've become more fond of allowing oral responses and testing and use it most heavily during Flat Classroom and Horizon Projects -- I wonder if that is why the students remember so much of what they have learned in addition to the other aspects of the project that make it so engaging. I have one thing to ask... if they can't tell you the story... did they understand it at all? tag: history , teaching , education , learning

Two things to share for Funday Monday -- First is from Mike Dionne called the "Five Minute University." It is so funny! Whimsical Metaphorical Humor Being from the South, I LOVE hilarious metaphors! So, for today's Funday Monday post, I'm also sharing funny metaphors from high school papers -- these are found throughout the Internet and I've not been able to find their original source. These are also a great tool for the Literature teachers out there. Please share your favorites as well (I bolded my favorites): Analogies and metaphors found in high school essays: His thoughts tumbled in his head, making and breaking alliances like underpants in a dryer without Cling Free. He spoke with wisdom that can only come from experience, like a guy who went blind because he looked at a solar eclipse without one of those boxes with a pinhole in it and now goes around the country speaking about the dangers of looking at a solar eclipse without one of those boxes with a p...

OK, everyone. I think I sense in twitter a little Monday dread coming on, so perhaps we need another Funday Monday. This one is from Wavelength -- a great professional development drama troupe for teachers -- I saw them in Atlanta a few years a go . They are hilarious. For the Veteran Teacher Teacher Anger Jeopardy I love this one! And remember -- always greet your students and call them by name when they enter -- I believe this is important. I make eye contact with every student as they enter -- I like to stand at the door and do this. This video is a humorous reminder. We don't need any mutant teachers out there. OK, and if none of these work, try this... (the second clip is from my favorite old show Call for Help -- I actually saw this one happen on TV. It is sooo funny.) Sorry for the blatant move away from education, but hey, the tension is killing me and we need a laugh sometimes. I'll be heading up to Illinois this Wednesday -- hope to see some of you there. tag: f...

When I came across Karyn Romeis' Funday Monday post , I was expecting a laugh. Instead, I am literally in tears. I have never seen anything like this in my life! It is one of the most shocking and awe inspiring videos I've ever seen. (I have a feeling I'm the only one who hasn't seen it.) Warning: I do not think this video is suitable for children because it is animals in the wild. I cried because this is what I see in this video. I see students being torn up and fought over by the dangerous forces in the world and their parents and schools initially sitting back. I see researchers and the world going "OH, that one is gone." Then, I see a determined mass of people coming back to reclaim the students from the lions and crocodiles. Surely, the student will never be "completely whole" again, however, the student can be restored to their family and their school. If you're considering giving up on that one student who is having problems. ...th...