seating chart
one of the things that made me shift to a 'triage mentality' (as discussed in the previous post) was trying to make a seating chart. you are supposed to put children in front if they are troubled (i.e., if they make trouble), or if they are easily distracted, or if they have a lot of potential but need a lot of encouragement. well, every single child in my &@#%*ing class fits at least two out of those three descriptors—plenty of them fit all three.
it doesn't help that my room is too small for anyone to ever be more than 18 inches from four or five other people. so i can't get the distractible kids away from the troublemakers... or anyone away from the troublemakers.
but this was where the one girl T stood out... i realized there was NO place i could put her where she wouldn't be a problem—put her near a "good" kid and she will torment them; put her near a "bad" kid and the two of them will be four times as bad. of course, she will be 18 inches from a whole bunch of "good" and "bad" kids. that's when i started to think that she has to go...
i remember how it is when you work... sunday is depressing. i always used to cry on sundays. well... hello sunday.
posted by birdfarm @ 1:42 PM
4 Comments:
Sunday's are very trying sometimes. Keep the faith. Sounds like you're getting really amazing at this.
Jessica and I saw the movie "Chalk" last night. Even only having taught college stuff, we were cracking up in that knowing kind of way. You might like it.
Also. A quick note to say that I do know that the plural of Sunday doesn't get a freaking apostrophe. What can I say.
hang in there babe!!!! it's gonna get better, they're gonna get better, you're gonna get better. already your colleagues have noticed that you are an effective and well trained teacher! experience teaches us all, even people with lots of experience keep learning!
i have the same feeling on sundays even though my official workweek doesn't begin until tuesday! maybe those monday blues i get are just an extension of sunday?
love you much and like sep says, it will get better over time. the first part is always the most - not necessarily difficult, but big, total momentum shift!
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