Robin

Posted on 11/04/09

On 11/04/09, Rose wrote:
> I am currently student teaching and thought everything was
> going well until I took over the class full time. Students
> were fine for awhile but then BAM! all of a sudden they
> stopped listening, raising their hands and continue to talk
> out loud all the time. Procedures have been set that I
> cannot touch which leaves me a little clueless on what to
> do. These kids think they should be treated a certain way
> and get certain grades. When I asked other teachers how to
> handle getting them calmed down I was told I would have to
> figure it out. I know if this class were mine it would be
> different but until Christmas it is mine.

Rose,
I feel for you. I am a first year teacher. I still
remember student teaching. Can I say mine was HELL! But I
love teaching, now that I am the lead teacher. One thing I
would do is set limits and have procedures set for actions to
be taken when the students do not follow your rules. Then
make sure you stick to it. I do not know what grade you are
teaching, but you could take away special activities, such as
recess, or doing special classroom activities. I hope this
will help.

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