I don't understand these really narrow roads that they allow cars to drive two ways on?Where I come from, any road that isn't big enough to fit two cars gets labeled as a 1way road. People generally follow the rules, no traffic congestion, honking, no people basically trying to drive up the side of a building to get around other cars. It's so much easier than having to wait while a car drives down a road before you can go & hoping no one else tries to drive at the same time as you. It seems like common sense...
I'm not allowed to speak Korean at school (incredibly limited as it is), and even saying the page number in Korean results simply in gasps and shocked looks from the students rather than actually turning to that page because "OMG Teacher is speaking Korean."I've had it with this school and I've got 9 more months on my contract. I dread going to school. I feel completely incompetent. The lack of communication from the school, the lack of ability to communicate with the other teachers, the expectation that the kids will just magically "know" English when they get 40 minutes a week with a NET they can't understand and 40-80 minutes with a crappy CD played by a homeroom teacher who can't speak English, is ridiculous.
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You can be 10 mins early for 3 months and if you're 2 mins late, "You are late." Yeah, I know, don't be late, but cut me some frigging slack.
Quote from: CO2 on May 18, 2017, 07:45:04 amYou can be 10 mins early for 3 months and if you're 2 mins late, "You are late." Yeah, I know, don't be late, but cut me some frigging slack.I got this from my country school that was a 45 minute drive away. Literally two minutes late after being five-ten early for months and the principal was all over me. Thankfully that principal has moved on. The new one seems completely unconcerned with my arrival time.
Just had the most hellish class. First grade middle school of course. I need to have an arsenal of punishments - I hate being that guy but my god it was miserable.
Quote from: chupacaubrey on May 18, 2017, 09:43:00 amJust had the most hellish class. First grade middle school of course. I need to have an arsenal of punishments - I hate being that guy but my god it was miserable.Arsenal of punishments. I like that!Here're some of mine:Minor:- Stand up and read the next question from the book. Or answer a random question of mine.- The Glare.- Rolled eyes and a heavy sigh. Possibly followed by the shaking of my head.- 10 jumping jacks (I'll often do them with the student. Keeps me limber.)- Write a target vocabulary sentence on the board. If very unlucky, I will lead the rest of the class in a thorough critique in hand-writing, spelling, and grammar.Medium:- Stand up and apologize. In English.- Stop class to explain infraction. Lecture using the Voice of Disappointment.- Stop activity and do easier-to-manage book work.- Have coworker have a little chat with student.- Stand at their desk for a handful of minutes / confiscate chair.- Shorten game time / video reward.- Offending team will have to repeat repetition drills an extra time for the rest of the class to critique.Major:- Class puts heads down and sits in utter silence for 60 seconds. Reset clock for any noises.- Have coworker yell at the little monsters.- Have student talk with coworker, myself, and homeroom teacher. - Written apology (several sentences minimum).- Have student leave class room if unbearably disruptive. Quiet chat after class.- Extend class-time into break by 3 or 4 minutes.
Considering you noted the issue was the whole class, perhaps you could develop better "hooks" or introductory sets to motivate and focus the students before you begin with the new information.Also, what attention signals do you use? If you don't use any, I highly recommend you develop a healthy variety to add to your teaching repertoire to reduce the frequency of these situations and to better solve them when they do.If these students are coming to you after lunch, recess, P.E., and the like, doing some breathing techniques from yoga (eyes closed)/ "deep breathing" can do wonders.Best of luck.
I would disregard most, if not all of the above. They aren't "best" practices, so adopting them might not end well.Considering you noted the issue was the whole class, perhaps you could develop better "hooks" or introductory sets to motivate and focus the students before you begin with the new information.Also, what attention signals do you use? If you don't use any, I highly recommend you develop a healthy variety to add to your teaching repertoire to reduce the frequency of these situations and to better solve them when they do.If these students are coming to you after lunch, recess, P.E., and the like, doing some breathing techniques from yoga (eyes closed)/ "deep breathing" can do wonders.Best of luck,Camden