I hear you!!
I was having a class meeting with my 7th graders today
discussing ways to improve class behavior. One girl told me
I'm not strict enough. I was shocked! I thought I was too strict!

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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