On 6/20/09, Finally learning to keep my mouth shut wrote:
> I always wondered why the upper grade students didn't bond
> with me from January - June. I was tired of them by that
> time, and they were tired of me too!
>
> So this year I was determined to limit negative tone and
> try to deal with the problem students in a new way. What I
> realized is that if I sharply spoke to the problem student,
> everyone heard the tone, and if affected the entire class.
>
> One problem student was always getting in trouble this
> year, so I started writing down daily what he did. I would
> stop my guided lesson, note the time on a piece of paper
> and describe what he did. It helped me get the negative
> vibe out of me, and I had a record of his problems. The
> best thing - the class didn't have to hear the negativity.
>
> June - students are happy, we are bonded. I finally can say
> that my students like me.
>
> This is the start of learning how to keep the classroom
> environment on a positive tone, even when there are
> students who break classroom rules.

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