Do Workshops Grow Dendrites?
Yesterday, Northville middle school and high school teachers attended a workshop given by Dr. Marcia Tate, of DeKalb County, Georgia, entitles “Worksheets Don’t Grow Dendrites.” As you know teachers are apprehensive of most workshops. I can count the number of workshops that my district has sponsored that have been beneficial on one hand, and in 37 years, that’s not a very good batting average. However, this one was very informative and entertaining. Even though I knew most of the material, it didn’t bore me or put me to sleep. The following are some of my personal notes: When you think positive, you attract positive. When you think negative, you attract negative. Get a magic wand from smallworldtoys.com. It’s $4.99. When I was young, I wanted a magic wand for Christmas. Santa brought me one. It didn’t work. I cried. This one is cool, so let’s see if I can work magic in the classroom. Take out “remain seated at all times” from my classroom guidelines. This statement is useless. They ge
