I missed class yesterday since I was not feeling well.
Because of that and the weekend, I felt someone disconnected from the class. I don’t
like missing school. I never have. I come back feeling like I have missed
something. I feel like an outsider.
Today was a crazy day. I felt like there was a lot of out of
control energy in the class. I had one boy taking off his shirt, another
refusing to join us. During reading time students were chattering and I would
stop to recollect them. It took about a minute before they were off and
chattering again. I feel powerless when this happens and think there has got to
be a better method for reading out load to children this young and many in
numbers.
Maybe breaking into smaller
groups would be more effective. Since there are 24 in the class; groups of 12 seems
natural. This would require two teachers/educators during read aloud time, but
students would get twice as many books read to them. I know this method has
drawbacks but after today, I am left questioning, how can we do this better?
Tomorrow may be my last day with my teacher as she has been
summoned for jury duty. I hope that is not the case as I enjoy sharing the
class with her but I think it would be a good experience to witness the class
with a substitute. I would also like to ask the substitute about her experiences
as a sub. The class functions on a predictable routine and I question how smoothly
the class will go with an unexpected teacher.
I can't believe we have less than a week left in our classrooms. The time has gone by quite quickly! I hope to stay connected with the students after the field experience. Anyone else feeling like they will revisit their class?
I too have felt helpless with discipline in some situation. Have you discussed with your CT what steps you should take when disciplining a child? I know that I have been told to use a cool off chair and be stern. If that doesn't work she says she will step in. It has worked all but once and in that situation I was very glad to have her there to help me. It has personally been a difficult task for me trying to stay consistent with her discipline style while also not knowing what I am allowed to do.
ReplyDeleteI must admit, I read this blog solely because of the title, "Wild Little Ones."
ReplyDeleteYeah, I think it will be valuable to talk with the sub about their teaching experiences. I think it is very different coming into a classroom for only days at a time compared to being in a room pretty much every day out of the year.