I need more ideas for individual consequences that aren’t disruptive, don’t disrupt the flow of the class, and, most importantly, WORK! What do you do that works?
read more »It’s 11am on a Friday and I’m still in my pajamas. I am not sick, nor did I have to lie to anyone about being sick. I’m not even spending the day worrying about how my kids are behaving for the substitute. Today is a snow day. I’m home, my kids are home, and…
read more »I don’t know what my deal is. I’ve been in a funk all week, and I’m trying to figure out why. I feel like I’m going through the same cycle of emotions that I went through first semester, and this is the equivalent of September. I’m going through the whole I’m-jealous-of-every-single-person-on-my-facebook-newsfeed thing, and it’s easy…
read more »“For every minute you are angry, you lose sixty seconds of happiness.” ~Author Unknown This post will be short- almost as short as my temper was when I discovered that my new phone had been “lost” by my local FedEx two weeks ago. Basically, I was finishing up a great week shortened due to the…
read more »I’m trying not to let the new misbehavior in my class ruin the learning for the rest of the kids. Tempting as it is, I don’t want to stop everyone just to lecture the 5 bad kids like I would have my first year. I want to keep things going, I want to get back…
read more »It’s official: My kids have gone crazy. Yesterday, the kid I assigned to collect papers said “screw you” to my most volatile kid, who promptly stormed out of my classroom. His best friend, who had been uncooperative all class, decided to turn off his blank stare, stop banging a clipboard into his forehead, and…
read more »It was a long day. Let me explain two parts of the ridiculous points that happened within just one period. 1. Two of my female students were arguing and yelling back and forth. This happened about twice and I got them to stop and turn around and continue doing the classwork. However, the third…
read more »If I could give one piece of advice to an incoming CM, I would say never believe what anyone says about which month is the worst or when things get better. You’ll hear things like “October is the worst month” and “Everything gets better after winter break.” Well I’m here to tell you that for…
read more »For the first time, I’ve begun to think of my job from my students’ perspective. This shift in perspective happened yesterday when I was working at school. It was Sunday morning, and the hallways were pitch black because there was nobody at school except for me. I know those hallways backwards and forwards, so I…
read more »Last week, as I was reflecting on my role in the movement for educational equity, I randomly thought about the children’s story about the “The Little Engine That Could.” I loved reading this story as a kid. There are different versions but basically, a long, stranded train is unable to find an engine capable and…
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