I've been teaching at the same school for 25 years. Late tomorrow afternoon, we have a teachers' conference, with a Christmas party afterwards. A "little bird" has informed me that I'll be getting an anniversary gift, and will be expected to give an acceptance speech. I've been thinking about what I should say, but haven't actually formulated anything.
So, can you come up with things I should include? PCs weren't standard equipment at schools back then, nor Internet access. Cell phones were only available to the rich, and were huge; teachers didn't have to collect them before tests in those days, out of fear that students would use them as cheating devices. There was no email, and faxes were something "new". VCRs were around, but not DVDs, so if we showed films at school, we couldn't set subtitles to support comprehension. IPods didn't exist. TV channels were limited, so homework didn't compete with "Gray's Anatomy".
Any and all suggestions are very welcome!
So, can you come up with things I should include? PCs weren't standard equipment at schools back then, nor Internet access. Cell phones were only available to the rich, and were huge; teachers didn't have to collect them before tests in those days, out of fear that students would use them as cheating devices. There was no email, and faxes were something "new". VCRs were around, but not DVDs, so if we showed films at school, we couldn't set subtitles to support comprehension. IPods didn't exist. TV channels were limited, so homework didn't compete with "Gray's Anatomy".
Any and all suggestions are very welcome!