This week was rough; it was spirit week so the students were very hyper. It really put me to the test. I’ll admit I lost patience a few times but nothing too drastic. My fifth period was by far the loudest and most hyper class of them all. However, I decided to give them a reward for being good one day. The reward being going back to their original seats……….BIG mistake. The day when they were moved to the old seats, they ate me alive. I could not get or hold their attention. My host teacher realized what was happening and he stepped in. I was really frustrated with that class and myself because I didn’t have the tools to handle them that day.
Although I was frustrated, I turned to research. I looked at a few different Google searches to find out some information. I found about ten ways, that I liked, to keep a room quiet, including: lower my voice to make them listen (worked) and proximity (worked). On the other hand, a few members of the class were gone due to decorating for homecoming. So, I’m going to try these things again with them to see if it works. Some interesting things I found that I want to use are playing soft background music and not letting them in the class until they are quiet. I guess this is what this year is all about…..trying things out.
AR is going good. Nest week, I’m going to collect my third set of exam scores and the 2nd sets completed notes. It still seems like it is helping but we will see. Planning is going according to plan, too. Nothing has really changed from before. This Friday, I will be crowd control for the homecoming football game, and on Saturday, I will be chaperoning the homecoming dance. It will be interesting to say the least. The semester is half way done, and full-time teaching has roughly a five or so weeks left. Man, how times flies. Hopefully, it goes as well as it has been going……if not better.
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