SUBSCRIBE chat center Chatboards|Lessons|Projects|Classifieds|Mailrings|Gazette|Jobs|Harry Wong|Live!|Advertise SUBMIT POST ALL POSTS TOP POSTS Share | Print | Report Post Classroom Centers Chatboard Search Teachers.Net Advanced Quick Links: Set Chat Center Teacher Chatboards Lesson Plans Teacher Classifieds Teachers.Net Gazette Teacher Mailrings Classroom Projects   Project Switchboard   100 Days   Arts & Crafts   Classroom Centers   Earthday   Family Math   Fieldtrips   Fundraising   Grant Writing   Pen Pals   Classroom Pets   Postcard Projects   Read Across America   Traveling Buddies Post: Needy Students Driving Me CRAZY Posted by Gayle on 2/22/08 I need help! I just finished my fifth week student teaching in a 4th grade classroom and I'm losing my mind. I've worked with students K-2 and middle school before, and I feel like these 4th graders are the neediest kids I've ever met. During many lessons I walk students right through many of their homework problems as examples, and always ask if anyone has questions. Once they start working independently on questions, five kids in the class always raise their hand and say to me, "I don't get it!" very whiny needy sounding. Usually I give them a couple of prompts to get them started on the problems and they do fine, and then I encourage with "You knew it all along!" but day after day they will just sit and stare at their paper instead of trying it on their own because they "don't get it." There is no motivation to finish assignments, so if they don't get it, they just don't bother. The students also come up and interrupt me when I'm talking with other students. Today I was speaking with a student during independent work time and a boy came up to me and interrupted to tell me that when he went to the office they gave him a new icepack. I snapped at the student that his comment wasn't something he needed to interrupt me with, and then I felt terrible about being rude to him. I don't want to be a bad teacher who snaps at students. I understand that these students just want approval, but as a human being I cannot handle so many interruptions when I'm trying to work with students. I've spoken to my cooperating teacher about this, but I think she enjoys feeling needed because she always jumps in to help students even when they don't need it. What can I do to keep myself sane when my students are so needy in class? Posts on this thread, including this one Needy Students Driving Me CRAZY, 2/22/08, by Gayle. Re: Needy Students Driving Me CRAZY, 2/23/08, by Kristy . Re: Needy Students Driving Me CRAZY, 2/27/08, by MMM 2nd grade teacher Florida. Re: Needy Students Driving Me CRAZY, 4/02/08, by Angie- 2nd Grade. Re: Needy Students Driving Me CRAZY, 4/21/08, by Joey. Re: Needy Students Driving Me CRAZY, 4/22/08, by Darlene. Re: Needy Students Driving Me CRAZY, 4/23/08, by Darlene you left no message NFM. Re: Needy Students Driving Me CRAZY, 5/22/08, by Diana. Re: Needy Students Driving Me CRAZY, 6/16/08, by Dani.       June: The 30 Days of Teachers.Net (Introduction) 1 The Gazette 2 The Mailrings 3 Harry Wong 4 Lesson Bank 5 Tech Center 6 Teacher Classifieds 7 State Teachers.Net 8 Live Chat & Meetings 9 Teacher Printables 10 Project Center 11 Chatboard Network 12 Share Teachers.Net 13 Your Feedback 14 Interest Groups 15 Administrators.Net 16 Chat Center 17 Streaming Teacher Video 18 Tutoring Center 19 Academic Grants 20 Teachers.Net Bookshelf 21 Chatboard Tips 22 Grade Levels 23 Staffroom Flyer 24 Teachers.Net Archives 25 Hot Topics 26 Language Arts 27 Subject Areas 28 Quick Links 29 Meet Teachers.Net 30 Summer Job Fair

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