Comments on: That’s My Pen! A play in three acts http://msfrizzle.wordpress.com/2008/01/10/thats-my-pen-a-play-in-three-acts/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:22:23 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: elementaryhistoryteacher http://msfrizzle.wordpress.com/2008/01/10/thats-my-pen-a-play-in-three-acts/#comment-434 elementaryhistoryteacher Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:50:07 +0000 http://msfrizzle.wordpress.com/2008/01/10/thats-my-pen-a-play-in-three-acts/#comment-434 Sometimes I wish we could just employ the wisdom of King Solomon and threaten to break the object being fought over to identify the correct owner, but I guess the way you handled the situation is much more professional. :) Sometimes I wish we could just employ the wisdom of King Solomon and threaten to break the object being fought over to identify the correct owner, but I guess the way you handled the situation is much more professional. :)

]]> By: Marnie http://msfrizzle.wordpress.com/2008/01/10/thats-my-pen-a-play-in-three-acts/#comment-432 Marnie Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:41:06 +0000 http://msfrizzle.wordpress.com/2008/01/10/thats-my-pen-a-play-in-three-acts/#comment-432 In my classroom last year (7th grade English) kids used to intentionally run down the tips of the pen until the pen was no longer usable.(They would rub the pen point against a surface until it got hot..)I really don't understand why anyone would desire to do as such. I love your constant refrain of "I am 29 years old and I never felt the need..." That's often how I felt. I think I went through at least 1200 extra pens last year since that was my solution to kids not having them. I tried various sign out systems and saying I wasn't going to give out any pens, but in the end kids never had any and it drove me crazy that it could slow us down so much. Oy pens + middle schoolers = drama Love your play! In my classroom last year (7th grade English) kids used to intentionally run down the tips of the pen until the pen was no longer usable.(They would rub the pen point against a surface until it got hot..)I really don’t understand why anyone would desire to do as such. I love your constant refrain of “I am 29 years old and I never felt the need…” That’s often how I felt.

I think I went through at least 1200 extra pens last year since that was my solution to kids not having them. I tried various sign out systems and saying I wasn’t going to give out any pens, but in the end kids never had any and it drove me crazy that it could slow us down so much.

Oy pens + middle schoolers = drama

Love your play!

]]> By: jd2718 http://msfrizzle.wordpress.com/2008/01/10/thats-my-pen-a-play-in-three-acts/#comment-413 jd2718 Sun, 13 Jan 2008 04:34:41 +0000 http://msfrizzle.wordpress.com/2008/01/10/thats-my-pen-a-play-in-three-acts/#comment-413 I say "pe-ehns?" and look like I'm going to cry. "Pencils kids, this is math...Please?" I say “pe-ehns?” and look like I’m going to cry. “Pencils kids, this is math…Please?”

]]> By: Leigh http://msfrizzle.wordpress.com/2008/01/10/thats-my-pen-a-play-in-three-acts/#comment-403 Leigh Sat, 12 Jan 2008 14:22:02 +0000 http://msfrizzle.wordpress.com/2008/01/10/thats-my-pen-a-play-in-three-acts/#comment-403 Just checking in and updating my RSS for your blog. I trust all is well in NY. I confess I haven't been in contact much with Koc people. Ann Marie and I ahve exchanged a few letters however. Over here they don't know about rock salt on sidewalks when it's snowed, so the ice is around 2" thick and I've just broken my shoulder - or at least it feels that way - or at least I could have broken my shoulder as my elbow took the weight of my body and transferred it beautifully to my shoulder. This cold spell is unusual for Baku and the classroom cleaner it was last this bad around 20 years back. The school here is great, but the city has nothing on Istanbul. The weeks fly and the admin and staff are all that one could hope for. I have a dream class of Grade 5 children from Scotland, England, Indonesia France, China, Italy, Azerbaijan. We have 48 nationalities in the school, although you probably have more being where you are. I'm waiting for the knock on the door, as I've decided to blog on freedom of the press issues when I see them coming up on the net. Say hello to my friend Leslie who is a language consultant in NY. :-) Just checking in and updating my RSS for your blog. I trust all is well in NY. I confess I haven’t been in contact much with Koc people. Ann Marie and I ahve exchanged a few letters however.

Over here they don’t know about rock salt on sidewalks when it’s snowed, so the ice is around 2″ thick and I’ve just broken my shoulder – or at least it feels that way – or at least I could have broken my shoulder as my elbow took the weight of my body and transferred it beautifully to my shoulder. This cold spell is unusual for Baku and the classroom cleaner it was last this bad around 20 years back.

The school here is great, but the city has nothing on Istanbul. The weeks fly and the admin and staff are all that one could hope for. I have a dream class of Grade 5 children from Scotland, England, Indonesia France, China, Italy, Azerbaijan. We have 48 nationalities in the school, although you probably have more being where you are.

I’m waiting for the knock on the door, as I’ve decided to blog on freedom of the press issues when I see them coming up on the net.

Say hello to my friend Leslie who is a language consultant in NY. :-)

]]> By: llm8167 http://msfrizzle.wordpress.com/2008/01/10/thats-my-pen-a-play-in-three-acts/#comment-399 llm8167 Sat, 12 Jan 2008 04:24:32 +0000 http://msfrizzle.wordpress.com/2008/01/10/thats-my-pen-a-play-in-three-acts/#comment-399 And I thought pencils were problematic. And I thought pencils were problematic.

]]> By: W http://msfrizzle.wordpress.com/2008/01/10/thats-my-pen-a-play-in-three-acts/#comment-398 W Sat, 12 Jan 2008 02:27:55 +0000 http://msfrizzle.wordpress.com/2008/01/10/thats-my-pen-a-play-in-three-acts/#comment-398 Bravo! Bravo! The story of my life... Bravo! Bravo! The story of my life…

]]> By: miss brave http://msfrizzle.wordpress.com/2008/01/10/thats-my-pen-a-play-in-three-acts/#comment-397 miss brave Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:21:39 +0000 http://msfrizzle.wordpress.com/2008/01/10/thats-my-pen-a-play-in-three-acts/#comment-397 So, I teach K-2...and I have to say, I don't know if I'm relieved or frightened to know that all the pen/pencil sturm und drang doesn't subside by middle school. So, I teach K-2…and I have to say, I don’t know if I’m relieved or frightened to know that all the pen/pencil sturm und drang doesn’t subside by middle school.

]]> By: X http://msfrizzle.wordpress.com/2008/01/10/thats-my-pen-a-play-in-three-acts/#comment-394 X Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:42:53 +0000 http://msfrizzle.wordpress.com/2008/01/10/thats-my-pen-a-play-in-three-acts/#comment-394 "Licking pen dramatically" is a great phrase. When I see a kid taking apart a pen, I like to take away most but not all of its components, so that s/he is left with, say, just the cap. “Licking pen dramatically” is a great phrase.

When I see a kid taking apart a pen, I like to take away most but not all of its components, so that s/he is left with, say, just the cap.

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