Haha this is pretty solid. Sarcasm is definitely a part in teaching. It is almost a language of its own. It gets funny when student cannot pick up on it. About 3/4 of class can get it and the rest think you are serious. This mark you talk about kind of makes sense. I am sure if I had a little cue for the class some would find it helpful. The others might lose the enjoyment in not seeing any strugglers.
I have to be careful when using sarcasm with 4th graders. A lot of them don't get it, and take it literally. They are getting better, but I have to tone it down a lot.
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Haha this is pretty solid. Sarcasm is definitely a part in teaching. It is almost a language of its own. It gets funny when student cannot pick up on it. About 3/4 of class can get it and the rest think you are serious. This mark you talk about kind of makes sense. I am sure if I had a little cue for the class some would find it helpful. The others might lose the enjoyment in not seeing any strugglers.
LOL! I love the idea of a SarcMark!
I have to be careful when using sarcasm with 4th graders. A lot of them don't get it, and take it literally. They are getting better, but I have to tone it down a lot.
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