Lol a former student of mine was definitely the best at English in his class but he was also the worst behaved. Mostly I think he was bored/hormonal (same class as a student who couldn't read English at all... so... ) so I tried my best to balance things and keep him engaged but he was still kind of a butt. Is it just my classes, or do the boys always seem way moodier than the girls? (mostly middle school but also some elementary as well)
Quote from: donovan on June 07, 2017, 11:30:40 amQuote from: Aristocrat on June 06, 2017, 10:13:53 pmEither I'm Jeff Goldblum, staring at a monumental pile of BS, or...The most obscure reference I've ever seen. Oi vey.This is a very timely reference. Hey hey.
Quote from: Aristocrat on June 06, 2017, 10:13:53 pmEither I'm Jeff Goldblum, staring at a monumental pile of BS, or...The most obscure reference I've ever seen. Oi vey.
Either I'm Jeff Goldblum, staring at a monumental pile of BS, or...
Quote from: CO2 on June 07, 2017, 11:38:32 amQuote from: donovan on June 07, 2017, 11:30:40 amQuote from: Aristocrat on June 06, 2017, 10:13:53 pmEither I'm Jeff Goldblum, staring at a monumental pile of BS, or...The most obscure reference I've ever seen. Oi vey.This is a very timely reference. Hey hey.
Quote from: kriztee on June 07, 2017, 01:00:46 pmQuote from: yirj17 on June 07, 2017, 12:51:42 pmLol a former student of mine was definitely the best at English in his class but he was also the worst behaved. Mostly I think he was bored/hormonal (same class as a student who couldn't read English at all... so... ) so I tried my best to balance things and keep him engaged but he was still kind of a butt. Is it just my classes, or do the boys always seem way moodier than the girls? (mostly middle school but also some elementary as well)It's not just you, the boys are moodier in different ways tho. If they're bored or angry I find they just shut down completely. They just decide to give up immediately. It's either "i assume I know this, thus I don't need to pay attention" or "I'm too angry that Jinsu has a cooler spinner than me so I need to let everyone know I'm angry by giving everyone the silent treatment.The girls on the other hand shut down by weeping until they get attention from their friends. But I haven't had nearly as many girls do that.I find it interesting how some of the biggest bullies in my classes are also the biggest try-hard nerds. It's rarely the athletic kids who pick on others at my schools. It's the kids who are middle-class and above average academically who who constantly make fun of the kids who are less academically inclined.
Quote from: yirj17 on June 07, 2017, 12:51:42 pmLol a former student of mine was definitely the best at English in his class but he was also the worst behaved. Mostly I think he was bored/hormonal (same class as a student who couldn't read English at all... so... ) so I tried my best to balance things and keep him engaged but he was still kind of a butt. Is it just my classes, or do the boys always seem way moodier than the girls? (mostly middle school but also some elementary as well)It's not just you, the boys are moodier in different ways tho. If they're bored or angry I find they just shut down completely. They just decide to give up immediately. It's either "i assume I know this, thus I don't need to pay attention" or "I'm too angry that Jinsu has a cooler spinner than me so I need to let everyone know I'm angry by giving everyone the silent treatment.The girls on the other hand shut down by weeping until they get attention from their friends. But I haven't had nearly as many girls do that.
(Based God, please tell me he's not talking about me. )
Quote from: donovan on June 07, 2017, 01:53:56 pm(Based God, please tell me he's not talking about me. )Nah, I don't think I would have an itching urge to backhand you if I met you.
In a way, if you're going to have bullies, wouldn't you rather they earn that status for their academic, rather than physical, prowess.Revenge of the Nerds, anyone?
I find it both strange and frustrating how schools will negotiate with students regarding their classroom behavior. It's just bizarre to me how much power and control they give kids here.I mean, I get it. Many schools have their hands tied thanks to the way the system works here.But I don't get how telling a student that he can sleep in class in order to prevent him from skipping the class altogether is helping anything in any way. All it does is send a bad message to the rest of the class and makes it more difficult to prevent other students from also putting their heads down. It's so stupid. It would be better to keep the problem student in lockdown in an empty classroom, if you're really going to let him do his own thing.
Revenge of the Nerds, anyone?
Lol that movie would trigger so many people if it came out today. It had rape, sexual crimes, racism, and other negative stereotypes
The whole negotiation thing kills me!Today, one of the naughtier 4th grade kids came in with 2 of those annoying spinner things. Last class he did zero works and was trying to distract everyone. Today, to my relief, he chose to sit on his own but then started playing with the spinners. When I went over to ask him to open his book I kindly asked if he would put the spinners in his pocket. He ignored me so I put one of them in mine (after several attempts). I told him if he listened well and completed the activity in the textbook he could have it back. Of course he kicked up a stink to the coteacher. Instead of just agreeing with me she put it to the whole class. "Do you think student 1 should have his spinner back or do you think he should do hs work and then get it back?" I don't give a monkey's what the other kids decide, this is undermining me not only with one student but the entire class. Luckily the rest of them are good kids and agreed with me but that's not the point. My decision should not be up for negotiation or a general class discussion!