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.
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.
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
Quote from: Camden on May 18, 2017, 01:00:00 pmI 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
Dating here can be so exhausting. Some guys are so. damn. needy. I guess some Korean girls like to be treated as if they have lost all control of their mental and physical faculties, but it sure gets old. "What are you doing?""Making dinner.""Ohhh wow! I bet it is delicious. Send me a pic^^~*~*~""It's just mac n cheese, nothing special.""But I wanna see ㅠㅠ"*sends pic of half eaten mac n cheese*"oooWOW! Look so good! You took that picture well!"andddd suddenly I'm dry.It sounds harmless, but convos like this every. single. day. start to really get annoying. The problem is guys start off normal, but once you get more serious the strange obsessive babying behavior starts and I stop being attracted to them.
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Quote from: donovan on May 22, 2017, 07:57:44 amThe skies will go dark. The earth will quake. The powers will be shaken. The ministry of the antichrist. That serious of image links, though!Brilliant.