As a student, was there a first lesson that stood out?

amother

Tue, Aug 24 2021, 10:23 pm

Any thought provoking first lesson that you never forgot? A teacher’s first impression that lasted the year?

amother

Snow

Tue, Aug 24 2021, 11:01 pm

Yes. 10th grade bio the teacher started her lesson “beraishes buru elokim”.... and went through days of creation before getting to the human body

amother

DarkViolet

Tue, Aug 24 2021, 11:08 pm

alwayssmiling wrote:

Depends alot on the age group and subject
Which are you teaching?

What abt elementary? Limudei kodesh

Goody2shoes

Tue, Aug 24 2021, 11:18 pm

amother [ DarkViolet ] wrote:

What abt elementary? Limudei kodesh

You can always do the one with the blank page and how every girl can decide what her artwork will look like at the end of the year depending on the effort she invests.
I seem to remember almost every teacher in elementary starting with that

amother

Azure

Tue, Aug 24 2021, 11:21 pm

7th grade in Bruriah. Mrs. P. had a smile of genuine warmth. She was so happy to greet the students. That made an impression on me more than any academic lesson.

Zehava

Tue, Aug 24 2021, 11:30 pm

amother [ OP ] wrote:

Any thought provoking first lesson that you never forgot? A teacher’s first impression that lasted the year?

I always remembered the teachers attitude more than the lesson

amother

Holly

Tue, Aug 24 2021, 11:37 pm

10th grade English teacher gave us all a blank piece of paper. Then he told us to draw a big A on it and place it at the beginning of our English binder. Then he said, "this is the only A I'll ever give you" I.e. you have to work for your As.

Still not sure if I liked it or not but sure was memorable

amother

DarkViolet

Wed, Aug 25 2021, 12:25 am

amother [ Azure ] wrote:

7th grade in Bruriah. Mrs. P. had a smile of genuine warmth. She was so happy to greet the students. That made an impression on me more than any academic lesson.

Masks🥺

bigsis144

Wed, Aug 25 2021, 12:47 am

Historiya, BYLA with Mrs. Danishefsky:

“Potatoes don’t grow on orange trees.”

(Quite the ice-breaker sentence, and I’m pretty sure most graduates would remember her first lesson about why it is important to know our roots - that by recognizing the greatness of our ancestors, we will realize our own potential for greatness, because “potatoes don’t grow on orange trees”.)

amother

DarkViolet

Wed, Aug 25 2021, 12:54 am

bigsis144 wrote:

Omg I remember that!!! Now I’m wondering if I we were in high school together

amother

Midnight

Wed, Aug 25 2021, 1:06 am

following! would love to start my teaching year with an impactful wow moment...will BEZH be teaching Literature

bigsis144

Wed, Aug 25 2021, 1:09 am

amother [ DarkViolet ] wrote:

Omg I remember that!!! Now I’m wondering if I we were in high school together

I was in the old building for ninth grade, my Halleli themes were Tehillim and Mesorah.

If you know, you know 😉

amother

DarkViolet

Wed, Aug 25 2021, 1:13 am

bigsis144 wrote:

I was in the old building for ninth grade, my Halleli themes were Tehillim and Mesorah.

If you know, you know 😉

I was in the new building so nope!

Out of curiosity, I doubt I know who you are, but what part of the world do you live in? How far from LA;)

amother

Zinnia

Wed, Aug 25 2021, 1:13 am

איסטרא בלאגינה קיש קיש קאריא

If you know you know. Nuff said.

(First sentence in a new High School.)

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amother

Ginger

Wed, Aug 25 2021, 1:19 am

SafeAtLast wrote:

איסטרא בלאגינה קיש קיש קאריא

If you know you know. Nuff said.

(First sentence in a new High School.)

So funny. I definitely didn’t go to the same HS as you, but I wonder if this teacher may have taught in multiple schools…

amother

Zinnia

Wed, Aug 25 2021, 1:20 am

amother [ Ginger ] wrote:

So funny. I definitely didn’t go to the same HS as you, but I wonder if this teacher may have taught in multiple schools…

I don't think she did.
First lesson too?

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bigsis144

Wed, Aug 25 2021, 1:22 am

amother [ DarkViolet ] wrote:

I was in the new building so nope!

Out of curiosity, I doubt I know who you are, but what part of the world do you live in? How far from LA;)

We moved into the new building between 9th and 10th grade, so I got three years in that new building!

Haven’t lived in LA since I got married. Currently living in the Eastern USA

amother

Beige

Wed, Aug 25 2021, 1:30 am

One teacher introduced her rules with traffic signs.
No U turns- no turning your head to your back neighbors seat

Stop- what you are doing when teacher walks in

One way- only way to succeed in this class....

amother

Mauve

Wed, Aug 25 2021, 1:32 am

This teacher that came in and randomly pointed her two fingers on two students, saying the two of you , switch seats, in elementary. Oh we're we scared.
Then the other teachers in highschool who literally stood at door over five minutes, making everyone stand and looking at them, also sort of some teaching methods probably.
I don't remember anything else much, besides a very Young teacher who was three years older ( me eleventh, she out of seminary,) and had so much control that when she left once during session for two minutes, no one dared speaking. And older teachers with tears of experience couldn't even make us quiet ...