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Re: DC Teaching Fellows
Posted by newteacher on 6/01/08

    I am a social worker for DC Public Schools. Many children in
    DC have behavior problems in the classroom, and that will be
    your greatest challenge. Having a well-behaved class even
    helps you put up with bureaucratic failures and unsupportive
    staff a little better.

    I think, from researching DCTF and similar programs, that
    participants should not only want to teach, but have a desire
    to discipline children and teach them how to discipline
    themselves. A large part of teaching is discipline and
    classroom management (no matter where you teach), but
    especially in high needs areas.

    Many principals and teacher expect you to have the skills to
    handle behavior problems by yourself). Imagine this scenario:
    dealing with 5 disruptive, disrespectful children all day
    every day by yourself while other adults are watching you and
    possibly waiting for you to fail.

    If that thought makes you want to cry, then reconsider DCTF.
    However, if that thought challenges you, then consider DCTF.

    Now you are prepared for worst case scenarios. Not all schools
    are this bad, but managing behavior is not easy. It's
    draining. You will need to spend a lot of time talking to
    others, surfing websites, and reading books for ideas on how
    to understand your students better and implement better
    behavior management techniques. Many teachers are struggling
    too much to help a newcomer, especially someone who is just
    testing the waters of teaching and is probably not committed
    for the long haul. They may not have the time for your
    temporary trial. If you want to be taken seriously, get lots
    of experience with children who have behavior problems before
    joining the program, and hopefully you won't look so much like
    a newbie when it comes to classroom management.

    Check out my blog from time to time and see what my experience
    will be like. I am joining DCTF this summer, but notice I have
    experience working with children with behavioral deficits so
    my experience may be a bit more positive than many of the
    other posts here.

     
     

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