[Rhodes22-list] BS Bingo (for teachers)

[Slim]

Hilarious!  Thanks for the laughs.
Slim

On 2/3/07 10:20 AM, "elle" <watermusic38 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Thought the list would get a laugh out of this. (Pardon the language..;^)
>  
> Substitute your work-specific phrases & have your own bingo at your next
> meeting!
>  
> elle
>  
>  
>> HOW TO STAY AWAKE IN TEACHER IN-SERVICES: OFFERED AS
>> A PUBLIC SERVICE...
>> 
>> Do you keep falling asleep in teacher meetings and
>> in-services?
>> 
>> Here's a way to change all of that.
>> 
>> 1. Before (or during) your next meeting, in-service,
>> or staff
>> development, prepare yourself by drawing a square. I
>> find that 5" x 5"
>> is a good size.
>> 
>> Divide the card into columns-five across and five
>> down. That will give
>> you 25 one-inch blocks.
>> 
>> 2. Write one of the following words/phrases in each
>> block:
>> 
>> * No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
>> * test scores
>> * core competencies
>> * communication
>> * proficiency
>> * standards
>> * multiple exposures
>> * benchmarks
>> * proactive
>> * win-win
>> * think outside the box
>> * action plan
>> * result-driven
>> * assessments
>> * knowledge base
>> * at the end of the day
>> * touch base
>> * mindset
>> * differentiated
>> * retention
>> * skills
>> * background knowledge
>> * effective learning
>> * exemplars
>> * implementation
>> * reflection
>> * grade level expectations (GLE's)
>> * alpha plus
>> * benchmark testing
>> * CRT's
>> * intervention
>> * Adaquate Yearly Progress (AYP)
>> 
>> 3. Check off the appropriate block when you hear one
>> of those
>> words/phrases.
>> 
>> 4. When you get five blocks horizontally,
>> vertically, or diagonally
>> stand up and shout "BULLSHIT!"
>> 
>> TESTIMONIALS from satisfied "Bullshit Bingo"
>> players:
>> 
>> -- "I had been in the meeting for only five minutes
>> when I won." - Adam W.,
>> Atlanta
>> 
>> -- "My attention span at in-services has improved
>> dramatically." -
>> David T., Orlando
>> 
>> -- "What a gas! Staff Development will never be the
>> same for me after
>> my first win." - Dan J., New York City
>> 
>> -- "The atmosphere was tense in the last in-service
>> as 14 of us waited
>> for the fifth box." - Ben G, Denver
>> 
>> -- "The speaker was stunned as eight of us screamed
>> 'BULLSHIT!' for the
>> third time in two hours. The Bullshit Bingo
>> Championship will be played
>> at the next in-service." -Rod H., Nashville
>> 
>> 
>> 
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