Yes! You have figured out what those kids NEED, instead of just what they WANT. The world needs more teachers like you, believe me. Keep it up! Teach other young teachers what you have learned.
Perhaps one of things I have reflected on the most about the teacher preparation program I had at the University of Delaware was the fact that they did a great job of telling you all the things you needed to pull off to have a great class - such as enforcing consequences. But they never touched upon the emotions you'll feel while enforcing those said consequences. It's one of the things I tell rookies the most. Creating a great system of classroom management doesnt feel good - and thats okay. It pays off in the long run.
Awesome. Had a grade school teacher who had a good trick for the appearance of classroom grandeur. Sometimes parents would visit or the principal would stop by to observe a lesson. He told us to all look at him and maintain eye contact. If he asked a question, everyone should raise their hands and eagerly volunteer answers. If we knew the answer, raise our right hands. If we had no f'ing clue, raise our left hands and he promised to not call on us.
A funny part of it was that me faking paying attention and faking listening with eye contact and shooting my hand in the air actually worked... A few times I shot my left hand up after faking listening I realized that I inadvertently paid attention so switched hands.
Had a middle school teacher who told us all the time he only cared that we looked like we paid attention....because when we faked it we couldn't help but actually pay attention.
Yes! You have figured out what those kids NEED, instead of just what they WANT. The world needs more teachers like you, believe me. Keep it up! Teach other young teachers what you have learned.
Perhaps one of things I have reflected on the most about the teacher preparation program I had at the University of Delaware was the fact that they did a great job of telling you all the things you needed to pull off to have a great class - such as enforcing consequences. But they never touched upon the emotions you'll feel while enforcing those said consequences. It's one of the things I tell rookies the most. Creating a great system of classroom management doesnt feel good - and thats okay. It pays off in the long run.
Awesome. Had a grade school teacher who had a good trick for the appearance of classroom grandeur. Sometimes parents would visit or the principal would stop by to observe a lesson. He told us to all look at him and maintain eye contact. If he asked a question, everyone should raise their hands and eagerly volunteer answers. If we knew the answer, raise our right hands. If we had no f'ing clue, raise our left hands and he promised to not call on us.
Ha! Masterful. This is needs to be part of the higher education curriculum for pedagogy.
A funny part of it was that me faking paying attention and faking listening with eye contact and shooting my hand in the air actually worked... A few times I shot my left hand up after faking listening I realized that I inadvertently paid attention so switched hands.
Had a middle school teacher who told us all the time he only cared that we looked like we paid attention....because when we faked it we couldn't help but actually pay attention.
Fighting the good fight, finding a way to teach. Even if the kid does come back from the principals office with a juice box.