Reflection 11/21

This week was another good week. One strength for the week was transitioning from math to Language Arts. I feel like my first few days went really well and I am enjoying getting the chance to teach two classes and seeing the differences. I am noticing the differences between the two classes and they are pretty different. One class is more chatty and needs more support. The other class is good at working individually and needs to be prompted for answers more. They aren't as chatty of a group. Something I came across this week was having to discipline. I got very angry at my afternoon class on Friday and told them that the next person who is acting out needs to call their parents right then. Right after I said that the class settled down and this one kid decided to test my "threat". He came walking up with his shirt over his face and making funny hand motions. I sent him straight to the phone. This stopped the class and settled them down for the most part.

Two students had been fighting before making it to my class and the fight continued into class time. I was not aware of the previous situation, but it was apparent something was off. I went around the room and noticed the kid drawing a rather threatening picture and had labeled it as the kid who he was having the fight with. I had to call down to the office and send the kid with his picture to the office. I was nervous about doing this but I had no other choice that I could see. My CT was not in the room at the moment, so I did not get to ask for an opinion and I had to make my own choice. I think I chose wisely because the picture was something that needed to be dealt with by higher authority. I am glad that I am getting the opportunity to test these things out and I wish they weren't necessary, but I would be naive to think I would never need to discipline.

This week is going to be really short and I am looking forward to a break! With these 2 days I need to be able to get a lot done with a lot of interruptions. I am nervous about it, but I am hoping that it goes well. I need to use my time to the fullest. I am hoping for full cooperation from the students so we can have fun and get what needs to get done.