[Rhodes22-list] BS Bingo (for teachers)

[elle]

Brad, 
   
  None of those would have gone over very well in the Northern VA system I was in...the old 'paperback-in-the -notebook' was my mainstay...it was easy to listen w/one ear & read w/ two eyes & a brain (the in-services didn't require the brain!)
   
  the others would have gained a verbal slap-down & a letter in the file....
   
  PTL I'm outta there!
   
  elle

Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:
  Elle,

Been a bit busy and skipped over this thread the first time. Here is
another approach - just walk out. Works for me. Just make sure you get on
the sign in sheet so you get paid. Your boss will find you a few days later
and ask, "why did you leave the meeting?"

First answer: I was full of shit and had physiological issues to deal with.

Second answer: You were full of shit and I couldn't take it any more.

Third answer: There was so much bullshit floating around the room I
couldn't breathe.

I've done that my whole career as an educator and it hasn't failed me yet!
It also keeps you from being assigned "special projects".

Brad


On 2/3/07, elle wrote:
>
> Thought the list would get a laugh out of this. (Pardon the language..;^)
>
> Substitute your work-specific phrases & have your own bingo at your next
> meeting!
>
> elle
>
>
> > HOW TO STAY AWAKE IN TEACHER IN-SERVICES: OFFERED AS
> > A PUBLIC SERVICE...
> >
> > Do you keep falling asleep in teacher meetings and
> > in-services?
> >
> > Here's a way to change all of that.
> >
> > 1. Before (or during) your next meeting, in-service,
> > or staff
> > development, prepare yourself by drawing a square. I
> > find that 5" x 5"
> > is a good size.
> >
> > Divide the card into columns-five across and five
> > down. That will give
> > you 25 one-inch blocks.
> >
> > 2. Write one of the following words/phrases in each
> > block:
> >
> > * No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
> > * test scores
> > * core competencies
> > * communication
> > * proficiency
> > * standards
> > * multiple exposures
> > * benchmarks
> > * proactive
> > * win-win
> > * think outside the box
> > * action plan
> > * result-driven
> > * assessments
> > * knowledge base
> > * at the end of the day
> > * touch base
> > * mindset
> > * differentiated
> > * retention
> > * skills
> > * background knowledge
> > * effective learning
> > * exemplars
> > * implementation
> > * reflection
> > * grade level expectations (GLE's)
> > * alpha plus
> > * benchmark testing
> > * CRT's
> > * intervention
> > * Adaquate Yearly Progress (AYP)
> >
> > 3. Check off the appropriate block when you hear one
> > of those
> > words/phrases.
> >
> > 4. When you get five blocks horizontally,
> > vertically, or diagonally
> > stand up and shout "BULLSHIT!"
> >
> > TESTIMONIALS from satisfied "Bullshit Bingo"
> > players:
> >
> > -- "I had been in the meeting for only five minutes
> > when I won." - Adam W.,
> > Atlanta
> >
> > -- "My attention span at in-services has improved
> > dramatically." -
> > David T., Orlando
> >
> > -- "What a gas! Staff Development will never be the
> > same for me after
> > my first win." - Dan J., New York City
> >
> > -- "The atmosphere was tense in the last in-service
> > as 14 of us waited
> > for the fifth box." - Ben G, Denver
> >
> > -- "The speaker was stunned as eight of us screamed
> > 'BULLSHIT!' for the
> > third time in two hours. The Bullshit Bingo
> > Championship will be played
> > at the next in-service." -Rod H., Nashville
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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