It broke my heart to do this, but I decided (for the sake of my own sanity) that I was going to crack down this year on how much I allow my students to get away with...how much I let them take advantage of my kindness. So, for my LA classes, I've told them since the beginning of the week that their notecards, articles, and works cited page were due on Wednesday as soon as they came to class. I was determined to not allow them to think, "Oh, I don't have to print right now because Ms. Greene will let me print in the morning," which is what they normally do.
I wrote on the board when I got to the trailer this morning: "No, you cannot print here today."
As the students trickled in for each class period, I was bombarded with excuses, questions, complaints and pleas. The only ones I gave in to were the legitimate cases caused by Noodle Tools malfunctions. For the students with those types of problems, I allowed them to use Noodle and print their notecards, etc. as needed.
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