Last Friday, April 16th I finally had an interview at an institute of higher learning. I am still waiting to hear from them. This has been my first opportunity to get out of the classroom in four years. I felt like it went well but I really can't tell since I am still waiting. This job would be exactly what I am looking for and if it comes through my searching will be over and this blog will be short lived.
The School Day: 7 out of 10
(The scale is 1-10, 1 being a horrible day, lots of stress, chaos and 10 being the best day ever, everything went smoothly, no stress at all, perfect learning all day)
1st: State Testing is this week but doesn't disrupt the classes too bad. It did cause my first period to be much smaller than usual. Since there were only six in there so I had them work on review material, no new material since most were out. They were good and did what they should have. I do have a lovey, dovey couple in there that I feel like I am constantly have to separate: one of those you would say "get a room" if it wasn't high school!
2nd: My big talktaive class. They are so ready for summer and do not care anything about what we are doing. The topics are getting long and boring because they are a year long class. When they come in and know I am in no mood to play they are good but get bored really easy. This time of year is the most difficult for me, I have a hard time getting motivated so how in the world do I get them motivated? The only positive thing is its a short class, time goes by pretty fast and they do their work, they do want good grades!
3rd: My smallest class smartest kids. Two very immature boys in there and we are just at the point, lets wrap this class up. It's a hard class and even though they are smart and good they don't want to learn any more either. The good thing with them is that I have the rest of the year planned out for them already and they have a copy of this plan so they work on their assignments each week since it's now a review for them. I can do that for this class only.
4th: My second big talkative class, lunch time too. They are good kids and do listen for about 20 minutes that's it. I better say what they need to know within that 20 minutes after lunch and that's it, the rest they have to do. My only complaint is that they get too loud. They work hard and work together but get off task and want to stop too early. I have found several small mini projects for them work the best. It is a long class so it's a challenge.
5th: My slowest class, end of day, very low level most discipline problems. The discipline has gotten a lot better with this class but there are still some in there that don't like the word "no" and will show out when they are told no but for the most part that has stopped. What has never stopped is the fact they do not want to be there, they are LAZY, they are quick to give up and say they can't do it. Very low level! A great way to end the day. This is a short class but might as well be a long day. They have about a 10-15 minute attention span if I'm that lucky. The best way to deal with them is give them lots of easy work. One came in with a bag of chips and dip she got from a student in the hall who had a party. I had to take it and of course that meant no so she had to show her little attitude. I won though, I put it up and all that was harmed was a desk slightly moved out of line.
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