tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6599559516196717567.post7106551915243286..comments2023-10-18T08:22:12.870-07:00Comments on Weird Is Cool in Middle School: Making it through the "Holiday Slump"Ms. Pucketthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17249082107575497720noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6599559516196717567.post-26520026752217147682014-01-26T19:33:39.652-08:002014-01-26T19:33:39.652-08:00I'm sorry you never experienced the "weir...I'm sorry you never experienced the "weird is cool" phenomenon. In my classroom though weird is in fact cool. See "Origins of a Blog Title" for why that is, but it is a defining factor in my classroom. When I was in middle school my oddities were a novelty, as I got older my weird got cooler and now as a teacher my weird is what makes my students love my classroom. It creates a safe space for uniqueness to be discovered in all students. <br /><br />I hope one day you get to experience that phenomenon! :-) It makes my heart happy that as a student you don't like movie days either!Ms. Pucketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249082107575497720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6599559516196717567.post-30949141073581724482014-01-15T21:50:34.134-08:002014-01-15T21:50:34.134-08:00Weird is in fact, NOT cool in middle school. I lov...Weird is in fact, NOT cool in middle school. I love the don't resign to a movie day. I could watch a movie at home on my comfy couch with popcorn and a friend to sit next to where I am actually aloud to talk. In english all we do is watch movies.Alpha Centaurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14410864465508626774noreply@blogger.com