Last Thursday was the day after Chunk Test. I was a little worried because first, I had to call three parents about their students' behavior. Next, I was worried that my students would start acting up again. I hate calling parents. So far, my parents have been really nice, but it worried me just the same. I've heard enough horror stories that I'm waiting for that one parent that cusses me out over the phone.
As it turns out, these parents were nice and very supportive. They told me the problem would be taken care of, and they were sorry I had to call them for behavior. I really like having nice parents that will support me and take care of the problem. I know some of my colleagues have parents that just don't care.
My third period class gave me some problems, but my other classes were wonderful...even fifth period! Fifth Period was my challenge class because it is the longest, it is right after lunch, and I could not seem to connect with my students, but I finally seem to have connected with them last week. Yay! Also, my attitude is different in the classroom. The attitude I have now is I will enjoy my day, I will enjoy my students, we will have fun in class as long as we get our work done, and if I have attitude problems, I will send you to the office. I think they can see the difference in me.
We are working on research projects and finishing up Beowulf, so I started with our TSADs (bellringer), moved on to our daily parody (music videos; I show a different one everyday, the original first and then the parody), then I told them that since they refused to read Beowulf, we would end by writing an essay on the Journey of the Hero, following Beowulf's life. We then had a group discussion to figure out what the Journey of the Hero encompasses. After that, we discussed our research projects. I had a really good day, but I felt from the time I woke up that I would. :p)
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