Thursday was the first day that I began full time teaching for my
class. My teacher was absent because of her sister’s wedding. This
was a great opportunity for me! I can honestly say that I know and
love my class. The students are really warming up to me, and I can
tell that they respond well to me. I am only ever excited and happy
to be with them. When leaving, my teacher reminded me that her
students were AWFUL last time they had a substitute. She said that a
few had to be sent to the office because they had break downs. She
felt a lot more comfortable with me leading the class (someone that they were
comfortable with), but she was still a little nervous. We had VERY
few problems while she was gone, which made me so happy! The class
as a whole worked very well, and they really impressed me.
There
was one incident today that I thought ended up really well. The one
student who has a specific behavior plan created a normal classroom
disruption. (He has a hard time managing his feelings and
frustrations.) The substitute was not informed about his behavior
plan and was the closest to him at the time, so she scolded him in a way that
caused him to run out of the classroom and stay out. She approached
me and told me that he ran away from her, wouldn’t admit he was wrong, and
wouldn’t come back in the classroom. I left the classroom to go out
and talk to him. I approached him in a calm and “on-your-side”
manner. I asked him questions, and I could tell he was very
upset. He responded multiple times, “I don’t know how to say it” or
“I don’t want to say it.” I told him that we would go back into the
classroom, have good behavior for the rest of the day, and then he would tell
me what happened later when he had calmed down. At the end of the
day, we sat down to fill out his behavior chart. He informed me of
the situation and why he was upset. He told me where he was wrong,
and he accepted without complaints the marks that I gave on his behavior chart. It
was really cool to see that he respected me and that I could handle him when he
was upset!
I felt like my dealings with the class this week were very
encouraging and showed me a new side of how I can best care for my students and
keep them focused on learning.
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