My Support Provider and mentor, Linda Williams, has always been helpful to me. She is a great resource person. We always share ideas and resources. She has been teaching for 30 years, and she is still doing great.
Lately, I have been in an emotional roller coaster. I am happy one day, then sad the next day. I am overwhelmed with what's going on in my life - personal and career-wise. My other class is still not controlled. Some boys are still giving us teachers a hard time. I can tell they are just immature (They are born later in the year.). Many days, my energy just waned going to this other class, but I should not be troubled. I have to be strong, consistent, and firm. My co-teachers are also getting impatient, and we always tell each other, "One more month...one more month..." I think students are getting tired too. They have been at school for 9 months, and they need a break too.
Well, I still have more enjoyable things for the kids to do. I cannot lose energy. I cannot get tired. Learning has not ended. :)
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Disciplinarian
Today, in my class with Dr. Brown, I was asked what my teaching style is, and I answered right away, "I am a disciplinarian!" Well, this year, I am.
As I mentioned previously, my co-teacher's homeroom class is a difficult one behaviorally. It was hard for us to have them settle and focus on the task at hand. I am actually a fun teacher, I do a variety of creative things in class to accommodate different students' needs, and it was difficult for me to get to my goal every day when my students are not paying attention.
So I decided to spend some time disciplining them. I have to do it everyday, then I will do it. I learned in a parenting class last year that I have to be intentional in my dealings with my own children, and that advice is also applicable to my students. I cannot just take this for granted because I do not want to suffer at the end of the day. I decided that my class goes over the class rules and my expectations everyday before I teach, just to set the tone of the class. I want the students to feel that I am serious in their class, we could have fun by following the rules, and they are in school to learn.
It has worked so far! Being intentional is effective. I love these kids, and so I am disciplining them.
As I mentioned previously, my co-teacher's homeroom class is a difficult one behaviorally. It was hard for us to have them settle and focus on the task at hand. I am actually a fun teacher, I do a variety of creative things in class to accommodate different students' needs, and it was difficult for me to get to my goal every day when my students are not paying attention.
So I decided to spend some time disciplining them. I have to do it everyday, then I will do it. I learned in a parenting class last year that I have to be intentional in my dealings with my own children, and that advice is also applicable to my students. I cannot just take this for granted because I do not want to suffer at the end of the day. I decided that my class goes over the class rules and my expectations everyday before I teach, just to set the tone of the class. I want the students to feel that I am serious in their class, we could have fun by following the rules, and they are in school to learn.
It has worked so far! Being intentional is effective. I love these kids, and so I am disciplining them.
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