Madison

Posted on 10/24/09

Hello,

I am a new high school English teacher, and I am failing
miserably with one of my classes. I have a group of
students for two periods in row. There are only 25 of them
since they are lower level. However, they are my worst
behaved class. Out of the 25, maybe half of them are on
always on task and paying attention. The other half is
constantly talking out of turn, interrupting lecture, up
out of their seats and making rude comments to others.
There is one student who is particularly worse. He is not a
bad kid, but he can not sit still or stay quiet. I have
called home, and I have sent him out twice for bad
behavior. However, he is not the only one. I can not get
anything done in that class and the other students learning
is suffering. I just do not know what to do when it is so
many of them. I don't want to punish the whole class,
because I have some really cooperative, hard working
students. I have also committed the cardinal sin of
threatening and not following through. ANy advice would be
greatly appreciated.

Thank you, Madison

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