What teacher says

What teacher means

Jodi is very social.

She needs to be quiet sometimes so we can do our work.

Nathan is very confident.

He needs to give somebody else a chance to talk.

Anna always puts up her hand before she answers.

Thank God this kid is in my class!

Josh always gets to work right away.

I love this kid!

It would be helpful for Pat to do some reading at home.

He’s not making much progress and in a class of 28, I don’t have time to read with him every day.

Tina needs several reminders to get started on her work.

I wish she would just start the first time she was asked so I could get to helping the kids who need more support instead of waiting for her to start.

Barry is energetic and active.

I can’t keep up with him.

Andrea finds unexpected ways to interact with peers.

She is sneaky and tries to pin the blame for her shenanigans on others.

Cody loves to share his ideas enthusiastically with the large group.

If only he’d remember to put up his hand.

Fiona has many questions on a wide variety of topics.

She derails the lessons and distracts her peers.

Shaun shares with friends and helps them when they need it.

He is observant and helpful. Do you have more like him?

‘nuff said

‘nuff said