That's right! A little lesson in ying-yang, good-bad, heaven and hell from Kickapoo High School. I have to do my reflection paper so I'm not going to write a lot, but my first block was heaven. They loved my lesson, were totally engaged and developed great details and apparently learned something.
Hell (the fourth block), on the other had, continually interuppted me, other students, talked, some texted(one girl), some did their nails (two girls), some put their heads down (two kids) all during the introductory portion of the lesson. I did a random, "You take over now" while reading a story I wrote, and made sure I nailed the kids who were screwing off. I didn't need to follow the text, I wrote it. This enabled me to keep my eyes on them and make sure they were focused. Then we had a presentation portion of the lesson, where groups presented their story. This block was rude, disrespectful and obnoxious. During the exit pass, I asked "What could I improve?" They had the nerve (four of them), to work on controlling the class better. I had to laugh. Other complimented me on my control of the class, even the instructor was in awe of my classroom management skills. Some poeple!
I'll bring my exit passes on Monday to share with the class if anyone is interested.
~Stan
4 comments:
congrats on experiencing the full spectrum of students. ready to quit yet?
Yeah! At least someone else has experience something similar to what I did today! I'm sure that someday you will be able to get the girls to stop painting their nails and I will get the boy, who claimed he couldn't read, to actually participate! Congrats on getting through and still wanting to be a teacher.
I never said I still wanted to teach, nor did I say I was thinking of quitting. But, it was fun. I was glad that I got to experience the "Kevin Scales" of the world. Luckily, they didn't throw paper.
yikes. i have a sneaking suspicion that my lesson will be closer to the "hell" spectrum that you experienced. i'll let you know.....
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