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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.
Good for you! We should always be learning! 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. ...See More
Jun 20, 2009


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