Teachers & Tests aka Math
This term for a classroom assistant or test supervisor once referred to a Roman governor
What is a proctor?
This term, derived from Latin, refers to the subject matter or topics taught within a school program.
What is a curriculum?
Juggling, drawing, yodeling, good at ball, can do a flip, can do a handstand, good cook and a good cook.
What hidden talents do you think Bobbie might have?
A type of moon that occurs when the earth is on the opposite side of the sun.
What is a full moon?
A Norse explorer thought to set foot on America before Christopher Columbus.
Who is Leif Erikson?
The only whole number that cannot be represented using Roman Numerals.
What is 0?
Before becoming a famous comedian and author, she taught 5th grade in North Carolina.
Who is Judy Blume?
Provide a nap time room, more bathrooms, tablets, better heating system, a trampoline park, more supplies, a skate park, food, better school lunch and more pretzels!
What did students say they would buy for the ALC if they won the lottery?
The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water.
What is photosynthesis?
This Kiss front man taught sixth grade in Spanish Harlem.
Who is Gene Simmons?
The next number in the Fibonacci Sequence: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34
(Anyone watch the Super Bowl ads?)
What is 55?
In this J.D. Salinger novel, Holden Caulfield constantly complains about "phonies" in his school.
What is The Catcher in the Rye?
Britta because she has good taste, Sally because of her styly, no one, the one with mouse plushies in the windshield, teachers???
What were the replies when asked, "What ALC teacher drives the hottest car?
The scale used to measure the intensity of an earthquake.
What is the Richter scale?
This 1960s Soviet Premier famously slammed his shoe on a desk at the United Nations and visited Minnesota.
Who is Nikita Khrushchev?
A tool used to tell time.
What is a clock?
It is the only thing a teacher wants to find in their Gmailbox that isn't a bill or a flyer.
What is a nice note from a parent?
Facts about the super bands, it's a small place, Hmong people don't really have a homeland, only two days of school next week, the more credit the better, the math teacher has 3 dogs, Sam or Alyssa are both fun, there are many different ways to pour acrylic paint to make art and "not sure".
What did students learn last week at the ALC?
One term for talking trash about someone is "throwing" this, like a big elm tree might do.
What is "shade"?
This, "the silent killer of classroom focus," is often in use by ALC students.
What is a cell phone?
This song was the first to ever be performed in outer space.
What is “Happy Birthday”?
This, "the most terrifying sound in the world," is the sound of a student walking into the room with a very messy art project.
What is "Oops"?
Alyssa--so I could meet Scooby, Bobbie--she'd have interesting stories to share, Darcy--she likes crime like me, Sally--she'd be fun, Sam--he'd be interesting for a day, Paul--he likes steak, Kim--She likes the Packers, Britta--she likes me, Kari--she just gives that vibe.
What did students say when asked, "If you could have dinner with any teacher at the ALC, who would it be and why?
This was the first genetically engineered organism.
What is a tobacco plant?
This AI tool, launched in late 2022, caused a stir regarding student essay writing.
What is ChatGPT?