Saturday, October 31, 2009
Update
Within the past two weeks, I have been told to say "Please," twice when asking the students to participate in class activities and assignments, been yelled at once for "interrupting" a conversation during one of my lectures (the girl was across the room out of her seat, talking with another girl), had a student ask if all that was going to happen if he absolutely refused to move to his assigned seat (forget expecting him to do any work) was that he was going to be sent to the principal's office, had 4 of 8 brand new pens and all of my gotcha cards stolen out of my desk, had a student respond "move, ho," when asked the proper way in which to ask a girl to move so he could get by, and watched a boy literally take a bite out of another boy's paragraph and chew it up. Have they learned any English yet?
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So sorry to read this! They sound like truly lovely students (a bit of sarcasm there).
ReplyDeleteI sense a cry for help and understanding, and I want you to know you've got it, here. For what it's worth, it sounds like you need to pull out all the stops with the group psychology. They don't seem to respect your authority, but I think they do care what their peers think. It's up to you to figure out how to use their peers to keep them in line.
A group reward that goes away if too many people act up? Using their favorite music, video games, etc. to teach the lessons, so they will get mad at people who cause disruptions? I don't know what will work, but I'm praying that God will help you get through to these students.
You're a good teacher, Katie. Don't forget that!