Work that is fun is not work. You are a great teacher and
that's why they like your class. The fact that you are worried
about it shows how good you are. If you gave five assignments,
they would still like your class because it's fun and
interesting. I would say it's a complement because you are
seen by them as more appealing and interesting, not because of
the assignments.

Steve

On 10/24/09, BethAnn wrote:
> At the football game last night, I was talking to a couple
> of my sixth grade students. They have me for language arts
> and another teacher for math and science. They said that I
> was their favorite because Ms. X. gives them at least five
> math worksheets everyday. They said they don't really do
> that much in my class. I just smiled and said that our
> subjects are very different. I was horrified. I don't
> want to be thought of as the "easy" teacher.
>
> We do one worksheet, or other assignment, for each subject
> I have (reading, English, spelling). On top of that, we
> usually do at least 40 minutes of reading. During that
> time, we discuss what we are reading. I have a list of
> higher-level thinking questions that I ask, and we talk
> about our responses. Students are also required to read on
> their own for about 20 minutes. They do a "bell ringer"
> grammar activity and write in their journals. About every
> other week, we have a complex writing assignment.
>
> Okay, so are they just not challenged enough? I am using
> 6th grade curriculum, so I think it should be on their
> level??!!!
>
> Am I putting too much weight in their remarks? Being a
> beginning teacher really stinks. It's like all I do is
> second guess myself. This is my second year teaching, and
> my first year teaching these subjects.
>
> Thanks for helping - this is really bugging me.
>
> BethAnn
>

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