2. Turning the lights off will also miraculously get kids' attention and quiet them down (works for high schoolers, too!).
3. It's good not to abuse these tactics or they'll probably cease to be useful (like if you take too much Advil, you'll build an immunity to it and it no longer works!).
4. It takes a lot of creativity and spunk to keep a class' attention.
5. Kindergarten is the most labor-intensive! You can probably figure out why.
6. When kids come to you tattling, you can respond with a simple, "That's not very nice, is it?" and that will usually solve everything because they don't know what else to say. (Some things are just not worth tackling unless it's a real problem.)
7. I like doing high school because I can be really down to earth with them.
8. I like elementary because it's fun when they get excited about things and they're not afraid to show it. They also adore the teacher and like to make you things.
9. Tactic for discipline: 1- ask the student to please fix their behavior then give them 10 seconds while you ignore it momentarily; 2- if no results, tell the student they need to fix their behavior and wait 10 seconds; 3- if no results, use a method of discipline (less recess, revoke privileges, send away, bad marks on the board).
10. Sometimes the above tactic takes too much time and you just gotta stare down a student the first time you ask until they comply. However, I still don't think this is the most effective.
11. Reward, Reward, Reward! A lot of times, the best way to fix the behaviors of some is to reward the others. Focus on those doing good. Give stars on the board, stickers, whatever! That gives the attention to the good students (for once) and makes the behavioral ones want the rewards and do what they're supposed to.
12. When kids are working on a project, give advanced warning before clean-up time or they won't finish up (and some still don't finish up).
13. If kids get hurt, sometimes they just need someone to cry to; usually they're okay.
14. It's hard to see kids feel bullied.
15. I need about 1/2 an hour to look over lesson plans and get acquainted with the room before kids show up.
16. If the whole class is getting out of hand, it's totally okay to turn off the lights and make them sit at their desk with their heads down for as long as they need.
17. Elementary kids love to tell you how things go and what to do (this is very helpful, but sometimes can get annoying).
18. When at high school, I wish I could instill in them all a desire to succeed and do something great with their lives. Too often I see people who don't care and are just trying to skim by, if that. It's kinda sad. I'm glad I had a desire to do well in school.
19. I like going to schools in good communities (the students are usually better behaved and more willing to work).
20. It feels good to drive home after a long day! (But I'm always thankful for the new things I learn with each experience.)
2 comments:
totally know what you mean. I do it for 7 hours a day 5 times a week for 10 months. Funny times ha ha!
Better you than me. I really respect anyone who teaches school.. I never could do that. Many of those things you listed sound familiar.....they work on our kids :) Hope to see you sometime this month :)
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