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Sep. 2nd, 2005 10:16 pmok so again I will try to remember everything I want to write here. I could try and outline my reds and yellows but blah.
I have to stop opening my mouth around my friend and her hubby. That is, stop interfering (ever so subtly as I am) in their relationship. I mean, I want my friend to know that sometimes she just is mean, even if she says she's joking or says he knows she's joking, but still, if it bothers him, let him say it. If she's being mean to me in her own special way, then I have no problem saying something. I don't want to get into a similar mess to one I had with a previous roommate. Learned that lesson very well.
School. EEK. Some days I just want to strangle my kids. Today, I gave out my first detentions. Two actually, but they had fair warning. I don't think detention really solves anything but I had to give a consequence. These 2 boys just chat the entire period, and when there's only 6 kids and we're doing group work, it's really inappropriate. Another student is just so clueless, they think he's special ed but can't test him because he's also ELL. I have to stop slowing down for him, because it's not fair to the other students in his class. Oy.
It's really hard to do all that I want to. I want to be taking more notes on each student. I want to (and should be) doing more writing with them. I want to have effective consequences. I want my 8th graders to have fun in class without me having to act like a clown in front of them. I want to recognize good things more, and problems less. One student got one of my little recognition sheets today, and he only read the part that says "Anthony was caught in the act" so he thought he was in trouble. He asked me 3 times before he finally listened to me and read what I wrote, that he was caught doing a good thing. Maybe he's not used to that.
I'm taking tomorrow off from school work, and I have to get errands done. Sunday should be interesting, since I have to start planning again, and I have to revise pretty much my entire 7th grade plan. Getting 3 new kids just made things chaotic, which stinks because we were finally getting our routine. Hopefully I have things down by the time I get evaluated.
My 6th graders are so adorable!
I have to stop opening my mouth around my friend and her hubby. That is, stop interfering (ever so subtly as I am) in their relationship. I mean, I want my friend to know that sometimes she just is mean, even if she says she's joking or says he knows she's joking, but still, if it bothers him, let him say it. If she's being mean to me in her own special way, then I have no problem saying something. I don't want to get into a similar mess to one I had with a previous roommate. Learned that lesson very well.
School. EEK. Some days I just want to strangle my kids. Today, I gave out my first detentions. Two actually, but they had fair warning. I don't think detention really solves anything but I had to give a consequence. These 2 boys just chat the entire period, and when there's only 6 kids and we're doing group work, it's really inappropriate. Another student is just so clueless, they think he's special ed but can't test him because he's also ELL. I have to stop slowing down for him, because it's not fair to the other students in his class. Oy.
It's really hard to do all that I want to. I want to be taking more notes on each student. I want to (and should be) doing more writing with them. I want to have effective consequences. I want my 8th graders to have fun in class without me having to act like a clown in front of them. I want to recognize good things more, and problems less. One student got one of my little recognition sheets today, and he only read the part that says "Anthony was caught in the act" so he thought he was in trouble. He asked me 3 times before he finally listened to me and read what I wrote, that he was caught doing a good thing. Maybe he's not used to that.
I'm taking tomorrow off from school work, and I have to get errands done. Sunday should be interesting, since I have to start planning again, and I have to revise pretty much my entire 7th grade plan. Getting 3 new kids just made things chaotic, which stinks because we were finally getting our routine. Hopefully I have things down by the time I get evaluated.
My 6th graders are so adorable!
