If A is a success in life,
then A equals x plus y plus z.
Work is x; y is play;
and z is keeping your mouth shut.
(Albert Einstein)
then A equals x plus y plus z.
Work is x; y is play;
and z is keeping your mouth shut.
(Albert Einstein)
If A is a success in life,
then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut. (Albert Einstein)
Our display of the recent art project showcases student work on a lesson that combines history, art, and winter scenes.
When I started teaching at Cecil Floyd in 1995, things looked a lot different in my classroom - and in our school. Here is the next item on a short list that comes to mind.  Halloween
Oops. I may have perpetuated my least favorite holiday of all time by inviting my "college roommate" to substitute for me. The most any teacher at Cecil Floyd teacher dressed up in the nineties was to don a Cat-in-the-Hat hat. Eddie Gweedle seems to have set a new standard in costuming at our school. Unfortunately. However, there is still a huge difference in Mr. Gweedle and the costumes of other teachers. Mr. Gweedle is more than a chance to dress up for Halloween. In fact, he has often shown up on different, off-holiday occasions. And he is truly a character. He has his own voice, his own mannerisms, and his own backstory. He interacts with students and adults alike, and he is quite the opposite of me. Once, he even showed up at McDonald's on McTeacher night. He greeted strangers when they came into the restaurant, and like most, they didn't quite know how to take him. At any rate, not that teachers wouldn't have ultimately gotten the idea to dress up, I was the first to go all-in. If I wasn't, I certainly was the first that I noticed. It was a lot more fun when I was in the minority. The decorations in our classroom are different from most elementary rooms, but that's another thing that sets us apart from the rest. It also gives students a feeling of spending their school days in a unique home. Some of the little things help reinforce our history theme.
"If your uniform isn't dirty, you haven't been in the game."
(Ben Bernanke) When I started teaching at Cecil Floyd in 1995, things looked a lot different in my classroom - and in our school. Here is the first item on a short list that comes to mind.  Rewards
During my first year at Cecil Floyd, a local television channel sponsored a classroom video competition. Every week, a $100 prize winner would be selected, and eventually, a $1,000 prize was offered to the overall best video. Lo and behold, this guy who just showed up submitted the winning video (of the iconic Hoggatt Cave), and earned the big prize. I wanted to include my class in the reward, so I did something that wasn't heard of as a prize in Joplin at the time. I hired a limousine and took my class to McDonald's in style. Now, at least pre-COVID, the limo ride to get pizza is a standard prize for fundraiser sales, but my class was the first to pull up to a stop light and ask the car next to us for some Grey Poupon. Talk about a trend setter!
All entrants had to answer a simple essay question: Describe an example where you’ve encouraged your students to use their imaginations to creatively solve problems, including your own creativity in presenting curriculum in a new and inspiring way[.] Right now, I am considering the possibility of accepting should the offer be made, the awarding of which happens after the scheduled last day of school (unless we have to make up some days for weather or other reasons).
This history activity after the break was met with mixed results. I wanted students to work together and remember the things we've been over during this school year. For that, I made sets of hexagons with some vocabulary words and topics printed on them. Students were expected to make connections between the hexagons. This was a new method of review for students, so they needed more guidance than I expected. We will definitely revisit the material and the method soon.
Our second quarter Honor Roll earners are listed below. We worked really hard to balance ourselves amidst interruptions and holidays. It can be tough for everybody involved, but we're halfway through this fourth grade year.
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Nominated, January 2022
January 2022
2021 Missouri History Teacher of the Year and National History Teacher of the Year Nominee
Selected Participant for 2020/1
Recognized in Joplin Globe, February 2021
Prize Recipient, 2020
Teacher Institute Participant, 2019
Ancestry Classroom Grant, Since 2018
Summer Residency Participant, 2018
"The Bus Stops Here" Grant, November 2018
Summer Residency, 2018
Recognized 2017
Since 2017
MSTA Media Award, KOAM-TV's
"Manners Matter", Featuring Our Class, May 2017
Third Place, 2016 Film Festival
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Since 2015
Since 2015
 2014 Recipient
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2009 Outstanding Class Website
2005 Nominee
2005 Joplin Teacher of the Year and Missouri Teacher of the Year nominee
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2002 Excellent Education Program
2001 Nominee
1996 Outstanding Classroom Video
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