I am not sure my procedures really did much good. Last week it seemed to be getting better, but this week, it seems we are back to square one. Of course, the more I learn about these students, the more I realize I would probably act the same way if I was dealing with all this stuff at the age of 13. And I also keep reminding myself that they are only 13 and 14 and are just going to be squirrelly from day to day.
Anyway, I hope to finish personal narratives this week (yay - lots of grading this weekend!), and next week we will begin and perhaps finish letters before Fall Break gets here.
I am reading a book another teacher loaned me, and it seems that everything I keep hearing, seeing, or reading comes down to my simply needing more experience. I can have all the theories in the world in my brain, but until I suffer few these first few years, it is just going to be difficult. Guess I shouldn't give up quite yet.
Why did I become a teacher again? Oh yeah, something about thinking every kid deserves a chance . . .
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