Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for May 14, 2014

All it takes is knowing how to get their attention, in a way they’d “understand” … – Perhaps if Fogarty had something like… “the Bat signal”….

Another blah about Fogarty…isn’t controlling one’s classroom one of the top things to learn about education in today’s world? ;P

If we even Looked like we were talking (read cheating), one received an automatic “F”… ;)

Sure…at the start for him it is the bad stuff that comes to mind…but as retirement goes on through the years its the good stuff that will come to mine the bad will melt away….the great students….the special faculty that were close friends and those fun and funny things that happen during your time at school will be the memories that you will keep……………

During my Middle School years, they applied the old “turn out the lights” trick as the signal to get our atttention… both in the classroom and the Cafeteria. They explained that it was so that they could give us directions (like having us to get in line by tables for an orderly lunch period, or to exit). If we did not settle down after that, were reprecussions. - For instance, in the Cafeteria, if we didn’t after the signal was given, they wouldn’t allow uis to purchase snacks that day after we ate lunch. Sometimes, they’d also say that the next day would be a “silent cafeteria”, meaning no one would be allowed to talk at the next day’s lunch period. Or sometimes, even detention. Believe me, more often than not, it worked… we learned to settle down and stop talking, when they turned out the light, to get our attention.. During class, some teachers used that instead of always having to raise their voice…. – Effective measures aren’t just employed by mere “threat”. it takes an understanding of what will reach to get the attention and understanding of the class as well as each individual student….

“Yakety Slacks”“At Tension”" ‘Diplomatic’ Immunity"“Vox Inhumana”“Do You Think They’ll Notice?”“Mr. Invisible”or“♪…Don’t Fear The Teacher…♪” (AKA More Schoolbell, Please!)

Air Horn, works every time!

Time for me to put my Irish girl to bed…she’s stretched out on the floor next to me and is staring at me…hey, Mom! When do I get to go ’nites?! And on that note, ’Nite all… ;)

“After all, tomorrow is another day.” (Margaret Mitchell, 1900 – 1949)

Nor during mine. And when I was a substitute teacher, I insisted on silence during tests and quizzes—and told them so before I even handed out the papers. I would also tell them to stay quiet if they finished early so that the ones still testing could concentrate. If they did, I’d remind them that there were still students testing and that they needed to stay quiet. Hardly had any problems with that.

If an air horn, starter’s pistol, vuvuzela or nails on a chalkboard don’t work, there’s always “the Macarena”… or “Who Let The Dogs Out?”….

When I was in Junior High we had a teacher like Fogarty; come to think of it he even looked very much like him. He’d stand at the front of the class reading out loud and nobody would pay any attention to him, we’d just be talking and laughing. One day someone even picked up a desk and threw it out the door. He didn’t pay the least bit of attention, he just continued reading. We didn’t like him very much because we had no respect for him.

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On the other hand, we had an English teacher who was so strict nobody dared to make a peep during her class. She was a great teacher with really fun and informative lessons. We did our work, learned the lessons, and we loved her. She was our favorite teacher.

Mr. Fogarty seems to have had a discipline problem in his classroom. It’s not so easy in public schools to maintain order, especially nowadays….

Of course talking is not “allowed” during a test. However, there seem to be a growing number of students who either cannot understand this or do not care. Until you’ve been in front of a room of 20-30 teenagers, asking for, telling, and then demanding quiet. you don’t get to criticize.

And before anyone says “lighten up—it’s just a comic strip,” how would you feel if people who had never done your job started to critique your or your colleagues?

Poor fog. He blows strait through the heads and hearts of the children. Lol.

A mix of past and present…

1) Didn’t Pitt’s admin. evaluate teacher effectiveness?2) Didn’t Pitt’s faculty take continuing ed courses, some to enhance teacher effectiveness?3) Rhubarb bread recipe tomorrow morning. Thanks for asking (though rhubarb crunch is even better)

I love Greg’s old stuff.

It still isn’t. Volunteer to speak to a class during career week. You would be surprised how well students behave in the classroom.

Look at the difference in Phelps and Fogarty’s body language. She is leaning forward, touching him, smiling. He is leaning back, arms crossed, shutting her out.

I’ve been pretty busy up here, so missed earlier days’ comments. But I’m voting on today’s students throwing a special party to honor Mr. Fogarty in his retirement. We’ll see how that plays.

Yeah! :D :D

I know that students are famous for writing captions or drawing funny faces on pictures of teachers they don’t like (in my 8th-grade yearbook, I wrote “Hitler! [Just kidding, sir!]” on a picture of a coach I didn’t care for), but for Knute to take a picture of Mr. Fogarty JUST so they can draw horns on him in the yearbook is just mean.

I can’t wait to see what their college years will be like :)

Gee, for the life of me I could never do a daily comic and have to come up with ideas for every single day. So I apologize profusely to complain that we are into Fogarty for two weeks now, it is getting a little old. Gesh, I feel like a bum complaining about a comic. I think my attention span must be shrinking with age. Hopefully, next week we will have another theme. We are spoiled Americans to have the right to complain about a comic, when some people in the world don’t even get see a comic. Having a bad day and letting my frustration out. Sorry everyone.

Wonder if this is Evans way of announcing am impending retirement? Luann is graduating from High School and …?

Wake me when this arc is over….