Mr. Wong!

mwhitson14

was absolutely a treat to listen to!! I took four pages of notes, and just learned so much. Like the differences between rules and procedures. How you should only have 5 rules but as many procedures as you want. Procedures should never have rewards or punishments, just keep rehearsing it til they do it. And about the teacher who's kindergardeners saved her life. She had gestational diabetes, so she taught her kids what to do if she "fell asleep" and the kids couldn't wake her up. And one day it happened, and they knew exactly what to do and called 911, got the nurse, got a teacher, and went and sat on the rug to "watch over" her until help arrived. I could go on and on! It was truly an awesome lecture!!

Mrs.B6302007

I knew you would enjoy it!  =-)

TLJ1210

He is amazing.  One of my courses used "The First Day of School" as the text book.  I hope I can see him again.  Since this year I am the teacher from the get go I will be using more of his procedures for my classroom.

mwhitson14

Oh, the book, that reminds me! www.harrywong.com You can buy his book at a discounted price right now ($20 + shipping) with the code DCS. I don't know if that's any better than other sources, but the newest edition is the 4th, so that's what's up for sale. MrsB, I'm just really excited He was great.

scoetto

I still giggle at the name. Harry Wong.Glad you had fun!

crfische

I thought this thread was going to be about pizza.

bombtones

wow, that sounds awesome! I'm so jealous and glad you enjoyed yourself!

Jesse'sGirl718

Aw whit I am jealous.  I am glad you liked it.  Now I want to go back and read his book again!

mwhitson14

And by his book, I mean the first days of school, because he has others. TLJ, I plan on buying it and using it from the get go, even if I only get to teach Jan-May.

mwhitson14

Lol, y'all and your dirty minds

CubsGirl05

I'm very interested in his books...is it worth it to get one even though I am still in school? Which one do you all recommend?

mwhitson14

Cubs, I'd definitely suggest the First Days of School, it's got a lot of really valuable information. And since I'm assuming you'll do some in-class experience, this will help you get prepared to handle the class.

CubsGirl05

Awesome, thanks guys! I'll check his books out!

mwhitson14

Yeah, everyone there was pretty impressed except for the one heifer who sat next to me. The whole time she kept mumbling to the woman next to her that his stuff isn't relative because he hasn't been in the classroom in so long. Whatever!