I am a mentor to 4 Teach for America teachers. My job is to sit there and observe them, I also am not suppose to handle the class at all because they are suppose to learn how to handle all kinds of discipline issues. However, the teacher/mom in me just can't bud out sometimes, and I do get bored watching a class operate without "doing" anything. Sitting, just sitting. Watching.
Anywho, I find writing little cartoon flip messages on postit's a very effective technique to communitcate to my class. This is an example of a clip message to one of my students.
Enjoy, and hope you don't receive one yourself.
lol. very funny. i must try with norm and subordinates. seems to be good technique to assuage frustrations
ReplyDeleteLa-shay. You weren't lying, this is one funny post. Luckily your wit and humor can keep you smiling while you contemplate advanced GG is compared to Ava.
ReplyDeletei don't see an update.. this is old i read it yesterday
ReplyDeleteI love you, Lasha! I think we should teach together someday - start our own school for kids with potential who don't know it and refuse to believe it from others?:)
ReplyDeleteYour kids are so lucky to have a mom who can put those complex thoughts into words - not the throttleing of the student thoughts...those aren't complicated. The ones about missing the kid who drives you nuts a majority of the time.
Mad art skillz, too, lady.