SEL
Mr. Mentzer woke up in a grumpy mood. Mrs. Ray did not laugh at his dad joke. Mr. Mentzer went to his classroom and cried. What should Mrs. Ray do?
a. tell him to "man up"
b. make fun of him for being a crybaby
c. apologize to him
d. none of the above
Mrs. Ray was super busy this week. She's tired. Mrs. Baker is ALWAYS smiling and laughing. Mrs. Ray becomes irritated. She yells at Mrs. Baker because she's sick of her good attitude. What should happen next?
a. keep yelling because it's not natural for someone to be that happy
b. throw herself down and start crying
c. take a deep breath and apologize to Mrs. Baker
d. inform Mrs. Baker that she is no longer allowed in Mrs. Ray's classroom
Mrs. Ray is having a tough week. She's crammed in a little apartment while she's waiting for her new house. Mrs. Baker wants to brag constantly about her nice house and how much room she has. It's making Mrs. Ray very upset. What should she do?
a. punch Mrs. Baker in the face (at least she'll stop talking)
b. spread rumors about Mrs. Baker
c. be happy for Mrs. Baker and remember that the apartment is only temporary
d. report to Mrs. Knight (that will teach her)
Mrs. Ray gets sick- a LOT. Mrs. Baker decided to brag about how she NEVER gets sick. Mrs. Ray may have overreacted and beat Mrs. Baker up to see how she likes feeling bad. Now Mrs. Baker has to take workman's comp. What should have Mrs. Ray done instead?
a. explain gently to Mrs. Baker that it doesn't feel nice when she brags about feeling good when Mrs. Ray is sick a lot of the time
b. she should have beat Mrs. Baker more so that she is out the rest of the year
c. complained to Mrs. Knight (our boss) and gotten Mrs. Baker fired
d. went to Mrs. Baker's house and ransacked it
True or False: You should let EVERYONE in the school know your username and password
That would be a negative, ghost rider
Mrs. Ray is having a hard day and came to school in a bad mood. She yelled at her students. She needs to take a break, but refuses to take one. How would you respond?
a. start throwing things at Mrs. Ray
b. remind Mrs. Ray that it's okay to take a break; everyone needs breaks at times
c. call Mrs. Knight (the principal)
d. both b and c
Ms. Motzkus baked her "famous" chocolate chip cookies. Ms. Aleah was really looking forward to eating a couple after a long shift. But SOMEONE (Mr. Lane) was a pig and ate every single cookie (including the crumbs). What should Ms. Aleah do?
a. start a revolt (we ride at dawn)
b. TP Mr. Lane's house
c. have Mr. Lane fired immediately
d. talk calmly to Mr. Lane and explain to him that you really wanted a cookie and maybe get Mr. Lane into overeaters anonymous
Miss George is new (she's the science teacher for high school) and she doesn't know that Mrs. Ray has a special spot in the fridge for her food. She put his food there instead. What should Mrs. Ray do?
a. throw away all her food and destroy her room
b. move her food to another shelf (it's just a shelf- not a big deal)
c. Report her to the authorities
d. run her out of town
Mr. Perez (school pysch) just told Mrs. Ray about an IEP that is due TOMORROW. Mrs. Ray is NOT happy. What should she do?
a. demand that Mr. Perez is fired effective immediately
b. destroy his office and all that he holds dear
c. realize that writing IEP's is part of her job and life happens
d. none of the above
computer day in Mrs. Ray's classroom
What is Friday?
Mrs. Ray asked Mr. Harrison (para) to help her move some items to the top of the cabinets in her room. He forgot to do it. What should Mrs. Ray do?
a. yell at Mr. Harrison
b. bite him the next time she sees him
c. report him to Mrs. Knight
d. ask him nicely to please move the items the next time she sees him
Mrs. Zeiler (high school English teacher) was bragging because she already has lessons planned and her students are working. She really hurt Mrs. Ray's feelings. What should happen in this situation?
a. obviously, Mrs. Zeiler is a better teacher than Mrs. Ray, so Mrs. Ray should pack up and leave now
b. Anyone have a lighter? For a candle... not to set any lessons on fire (at all)
c. realize that ALL Claire teachers are doing their best even if it looks different for everyone
d. celebrate making it through the first few days of school
Mr. Pride is always bragging about how he teaches AND coaches sports. It's getting old. What should Mrs. Ray do?
a. let him be proud of his accomplishments
b. tell him he's a loser
c. point and laugh at him whenever I see him in the hallway
d. get him fired
Ms. Motzkus accidentally forgot to lock her room. Someone (Mr. Pride) went in and broke all the strings on her guitar because of the prank war. What should Mr. Pride do now?
a. nothing; all's fair in a prank war
b. apologize and replace the strings
c. it's ruined; everything is ruined; nothing is going to help now
d. both a and c
how to earn an additional computer day in Mrs. Ray's class
what is spending classroom dojo points?
Mrs. Ray asked Mrs. Baker to help her solve a math problem for some paperwork that had to be finished in an hour. Mrs. Baker forgot to help Mrs. Ray. The paperwork was late and Mrs. Ray got into trouble. What should Mrs. Ray do?
a. nothing; Mrs. Ray should have prepared better
b. destroy Mrs. Baker's room
c. Mrs. Baker should obviously be fired immediately (IMMEDIATELY)
d. thank Mrs. Baker for offering her assistance/help
Mr. Blake and Mr. Trey love Ms. Motzkus' cookies. They decide to find where she keeps the secret ingredient in her room. They make a major mess and don't even find the secret ingredient. What should happen next?
a. They should keep looking because they haven't found the ingredient yet
b. They should be thankful that Ms. Motzkus is willing to make them cookies
c. They should apologize and clean up their mess
d. apologize and be thankful
Mrs. Ray asked Mr. Gnu very nicely to draw something for her because let's be honest, she has trouble drawing stick figures. He refused. What should Mrs. Ray do?
a. TP his room (this should really be the only option)
b. complain to Mrs. Knight and have him fired immediately
c. realize that Mr. Gnu has a job outside of helping Mrs. Ray and that it's not a big deal
d. say, "It's okay" and come up with plan B
Mrs. Baker ate all the chocolate that Mrs. Ray was saving to make Easter baskets. (Mrs. Baker REALLY likes chocolate). Now, Mrs. Ray loves Mrs. Baker (they are best friends), but seriously?!?
a. Mrs. Baker should go straight to time away (and then overeaters anonymous)
b. punch Mrs. Baker in the throat (that's always the answer)
c. GENTLY question Mrs. Baker as to why she took the chocolate (maybe there is something going on)
d. accept that mistakes happen and forgive and move on; Mrs. Ray can buy more chocolate
type of website that is NOT accessible
answers vary (we'll talk about it)
Mrs. Knight (principal) PROMISED Mrs. Ray that she would come and play Jeopardy with her students today. She PROMISED; she never showed up. Mrs. Ray is devastated and is now crying under her desk. No one knows what to do. What should Mrs. Ray do?
a. stay under her desk and keep crying; that is the only sensible solution to this problem
b. gently remind Mrs. Knight through an e-mail/text that she promised to come and play Jeopardy
c. remember that Mrs. Knight has an extremely busy schedule and that something may have popped up and there's always next time
d. pick anything, but Mrs. Ray staying under her desk and crying
Mr. Pride's spider escaped from its enclosure. It made it to Mrs. Motzkus' room. Ms. Motzkus found it in a guitar. She screamed and it scurried off; now it's lost again. Mr. Pride told Ms. Motzkus that she's an idiot and now she's crying. What should Mr. Pride do?
a. nothing; Ms. Motzkus needs to suck it up
b. apologize to Ms. Motzkus; this was just a series of unfortunate events
c. make fun of Ms. Motzkus for crying
d. apologize and look for his spider
SOMEONE (ahem, Mrs. Baker), burned some popcorn in the microwave and now the whole downstairs smells. Mr. Mentzer sent out an e-mail about it. What should the solution be?
a. Mrs. Baker and Mr. Mentzer should be fired (effective immediately)
b. Mr. Mentzer should cook some fish
c. Mrs. Baker should be given some grace; everyone makes mistakes. It happens. It's okay!
d. Mrs. Guyer should give everyone lessons
Mrs. Ray hid 3,000 eggs for kids at church to find. However, adults got into the eggs and ate all the candy. What should Mrs. Ray do?
a. destroy everything. EVERYTHING
b. Throw a gigantic fit and create a path of major destruction; like a hurricane.
c. talk to the adults and come up with a solution; alternate activity
d. use her arsenal of coping skills (taking a break, deep breathing, speaking calmly...)
websites that ARE accessible
answers vary (we will talk about it)