Two trimesters down, and only one to go! I can not believe that this school year is going by so fast! Only a few more months, and I'll be completely finished with my first two years of teaching!
Starting a new trimester is always so tedious. I do not really like going over rules and classroom procedures, but since 90% of my students are new to me and my classroom, I have to do it! One rule that my students hate, in particular, is my "No IPods" rule. They think it is absolutely ridiculous. I turn it into a joke and say that it has been scientifically proven that IPods are not necessary to succeed in my classroom. While they giggle a bit, they still hate the rule. I told them not to argue or complain about it and that if it was that big of a problem they could go down to guidance and get switched out of my class. When I was in high school, which wasn't all that long ago, students DID not complain this much to their teachers or question their authority. What's up with that?
Anyway, my new students are pretty good, and my fifth period class is almost identical to the second period class that I had first trimester. They are a good group, but they came in yelling and screaming with excitement on the first day. I had to "throw it down" and say that just because I liked them before doesn't mean I have to like them again. I think they got the point, and they've been pretty good the past few days. They do like to joke around a little bit more than my other classes, but they also know me the best, so I guess it's okay.
0 comments:
Post a Comment