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End of the year behavior issues

by Daniel Hanson

May 5, 2011

Hi, all!

Well, it’s the last month of school for me and it seems as each year goes by, I seem to dislike this time of the school year more and more. I think the reason for this feeling is I see some kids start to “crash and burn”, both academically and behavior wise. Do you have any suggestions on how to combat this mentality?

Let me say that having more variety during the last month of the school year would help. And I know some teachers do huge point projects, etc., at the end of the year. However, part of me is saying that I shouldn’t have to entertain the students just because it’s the end of the school year, nor should make huge projects for the kids to do because what we do all semester is important. While I was a student in high school and in college, we were not entertained at the end of the school year. We were expected to work until the end.

In terms of administrative actions, during the last month of school, teachers can’t enforce teach...See MoreHi, all!

Well, it’s the last month of school for me and it seems as each year goes by, I seem to dislike this time of the school year more and more. I think the reason for this feeling is I see some kids start to “crash and burn”, both academically and behavior wise. Do you have any suggestions on how to combat this mentality?

Let me say that having more variety during the last month of the school year would help. And I know some teachers do huge point projects, etc., at the end of the year. However, part of me is saying that I shouldn’t have to entertain the students just because it’s the end of the school year, nor should make huge projects for the kids to do because what we do all semester is important. While I was a student in high school and in college, we were not entertained at the end of the school year. We were expected to work until the end.

In terms of administrative actions, during the last month of school, teachers can’t enforce teacher detentions, meaning, we can turn them into the office, but the office will only document them in the computer system. They won’t assign Saturday School or an administrative detention because it’s too late for them to process the paper work. So, that just leaves teachers with the option of suspending the kid from class for that period or having a teacher-parent conference.

At this time of the year, I feel like I use “ignoring the behavior” as a default tactic as well as nagging because at this point in the year, my only options are to kick the kid out of class for the period or try and set up a teacher-parent conference. There is no middle ground, like giving a teacher detention. Also, I think the kids pick up on the fact that the administration doesn’t process stuff like teacher detentions at the end of the school year. Some kids get really wound up this time of year, I tell ya.

Like I said, I am open to ideas.

Thanks for listening, Daniel Hanson Public High School Spanish Teacher Atwater, California, USA

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