Middle schoolers are tough. They have a tendency to not like
anything, on any given day, thought they may have liked it
before, and possibly will again somday. Don't let their
dislike for what goes on in class make you think that you're
not doing a good job. As long as you are going into each lesson
prepared with an objective and assessment results prove that
your lessons are working, DON'T LET THEIR COMPLAINING AND EYE
ROLLING GET TO YOU.

On 10/27/09, Avalon wrote:
> I am a first year (middle school) history teacher and I
> need much guidance! I have tried teaching the lesson in
> numerous ways. For example, I do power points for almost
> all of my lessons, I have tried story form, reading aloud,
> group readings you name it. My students however, show
> little interests in the above. In addition, we do projects
> for almost every unit. Today, one of the students
> commented "Oh no, not another power point"! Any
> suggestions? They are extremely bright, and I feel as
> though I am not challenging them enough.

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