I finally feel old. I've seen and heard it numerous times, but never openly admitted I had no idea what it meant. Then a 2nd grader said it to me this week and I finally poked the bear. Here's how it went down: Me: 'so why do you feel so sad today sweet girl?' 2nd grader: 'I'm just keeping it 100 Mrs. Johnson' Me: 'oh sure, I gotcha, now what exactly is 100?' 2nd grader: 'you know, keeping it real. I'm telling you the truth, math makes me sad.' Me (thinking about paying taxes): 'Well, math makes me sad too sometimes...' Isn't that amazing? A student keeping it 100. Her true, authentic self coming out as she is learning math. As educators, we throw the word 'authentic learning ' around constantly. It's meant to remind us that students will connect with learning when we apply it to their real lives. When the concepts become real, that's when the learning sticks. Here's one of my favori...
My random hilarious adventures from the desk of an assistant principal.