http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/total-teacher-transformation-find-a-moment-day-1/ Providing HOPE for educators since 2007 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:59:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/total-teacher-transformation-find-a-moment-day-1/#comment-7297 Dale Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:25:21 +0000 http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/?p=1541#comment-7297 I am in my 7th year of teaching and classroom management still gives me trouble. I have learned that you have to stay consistent and the kids need to know the rules and if they break them, there will be consequence. Also, I have learned that if the kids know the goals for they day they are most likely to work with you and not against you. The battle should be to help them learn, not you vs. them (which is what it becomes so much of the time). I am in my 7th year of teaching and classroom management still gives me trouble. I have learned that you have to stay consistent and the kids need to know the rules and if they break them, there will be consequence. Also, I have learned that if the kids know the goals for they day they are most likely to work with you and not against you. The battle should be to help them learn, not you vs. them (which is what it becomes so much of the time).

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]]> http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/total-teacher-transformation-find-a-moment-day-1/#comment-6867 Ivy Fri, 28 May 2010 03:28:42 +0000 http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/?p=1541#comment-6867 I am in my first year as a Special Education teacher. My class is out of control. Kids are yelling at each other. Nobody is focused on their work. I am yelling and screaming and they are talking back and yelling back at me. Everybody is trying to help me out. Some say I need to be more positive, some say I need to be stronger and more strict. I do not know what to do. As a group, they are against me. The situation is very confrontational. I can not stop them going crazy. The kids know it. They are going crazy but they do not care. Some kids even have a lot of fun of it. they want the class go crazy so I can get fired. Please help. I am seriously thinking resignation because I do not think I can turn the classroom around since I can not change the nature of some of the students. I am in my first year as a Special Education teacher. My class is out of control. Kids are yelling at each other. Nobody is focused on their work. I am yelling and screaming and they are talking back and yelling back at me. Everybody is trying to help me out. Some say I need to be more positive, some say I need to be stronger and more strict. I do not know what to do. As a group, they are against me. The situation is very confrontational. I can not stop them going crazy. The kids know it. They are going crazy but they do not care. Some kids even have a lot of fun of it. they want the class go crazy so I can get fired. Please help. I am seriously thinking resignation because I do not think I can turn the classroom around since I can not change the nature of some of the students.

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]]> http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/total-teacher-transformation-find-a-moment-day-1/#comment-6689 missq Mon, 26 Apr 2010 08:25:02 +0000 http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/?p=1541#comment-6689 I am in my fifth year of teaching. I have been teaching in the UK for one and a half of those years. I am finding it extremely difficult to adapt to teaching in the UK. For the most part this is due to lack of discipline in UK schools and in turn my inability to assert discipline and effective classroom management in my classroom. I have reached the point where I am no longer certain teaching is the career for me. My self belief and confidence in my abilities as a teacher has reached an all time low. I am hoping that this series can help me in my last attempt to reform my flagging teaching career. I am in my fifth year of teaching. I have been teaching in the UK for one and a half of those years. I am finding it extremely difficult to adapt to teaching in the UK. For the most part this is due to lack of discipline in UK schools and in turn my inability to assert discipline and effective classroom management in my classroom. I have reached the point where I am no longer certain teaching is the career for me. My self belief and confidence in my abilities as a teacher has reached an all time low. I am hoping that this series can help me in my last attempt to reform my flagging teaching career.

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]]> http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/total-teacher-transformation-find-a-moment-day-1/#comment-6603 TexTeach Wed, 14 Apr 2010 23:00:13 +0000 http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/?p=1541#comment-6603 Oh, thank you, kind blogger! This is a great series. Seventh year teaching and it is still hard for me...will definitely be following your series! Oh, thank you, kind blogger! This is a great series. Seventh year teaching and it is still hard for me…will definitely be following your series!

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]]> http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/total-teacher-transformation-find-a-moment-day-1/#comment-6085 MissTeach Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:04:03 +0000 http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/?p=1541#comment-6085 I am a teaching assistant for a 3rd grade class and I will be going into my second year doing that. I had a tough time with classroom management last year and I am really praying that I conquor it this year. I took the First Days of School online class but, it is a little different for me since it is not my own class. My cooperating teacher is a yeller and undermines my authority at times...any advice on how I should start out in September?? I am a teaching assistant for a 3rd grade class and I will be going into my second year doing that. I had a tough time with classroom management last year and I am really praying that I conquor it this year. I took the First Days of School online class but, it is a little different for me since it is not my own class. My cooperating teacher is a yeller and undermines my authority at times…any advice on how I should start out in September??

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]]> http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/total-teacher-transformation-find-a-moment-day-1/#comment-5721 Graeme Tue, 12 May 2009 11:30:46 +0000 http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/?p=1541#comment-5721 I'm in my 4th year teching maths at a high school in the uk. I feel like I'm about 7 years behind where I should be!! Thanks for your blog, it is persuading me to think more clearly about what I do. I’m in my 4th year teching maths at a high school in the uk. I feel like I’m about 7 years behind where I should be!! Thanks for your blog, it is persuading me to think more clearly about what I do.

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]]> http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/total-teacher-transformation-find-a-moment-day-1/#comment-5539 Joel Tue, 05 May 2009 14:10:33 +0000 http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/?p=1541#comment-5539 Ashley, this is exactly why I started this series. In fact, it's the whole reason I started this blog two years ago. Thank you so much for your comments and I hope to hear back on how this project is helping you soon! Ashley, this is exactly why I started this series. In fact, it’s the whole reason I started this blog two years ago. Thank you so much for your comments and I hope to hear back on how this project is helping you soon!

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]]> http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/total-teacher-transformation-find-a-moment-day-1/#comment-5511 kandiapple Tue, 05 May 2009 04:27:34 +0000 http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/?p=1541#comment-5511 I taught special ed for 5 years and thought that switching to general ed would be less stressful and help me to sleep through the night. I am teaching 3rd grade and have a tough bunch of kids, I know most of it is my fault due to bad classroom management. I started with having the kids tell their parents how they were misbehaving, but somehow the parents kept getting mad at me as if it was my fault. I am going to work more at not raising my voice and waiting quietly for the class to do what is expected. I find myself continually thinking about what I'm going to do differently next year instead of focusing on this year, so thank you for helping me with that! I taught special ed for 5 years and thought that switching to general ed would be less stressful and help me to sleep through the night. I am teaching 3rd grade and have a tough bunch of kids, I know most of it is my fault due to bad classroom management. I started with having the kids tell their parents how they were misbehaving, but somehow the parents kept getting mad at me as if it was my fault. I am going to work more at not raising my voice and waiting quietly for the class to do what is expected. I find myself continually thinking about what I’m going to do differently next year instead of focusing on this year, so thank you for helping me with that!

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]]> http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/total-teacher-transformation-find-a-moment-day-1/#comment-5442 Martin Mon, 04 May 2009 02:38:22 +0000 http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/?p=1541#comment-5442 In our web-site about teaching in the teach for America project we are try to inspire people with stories about becoming a great teacher like yours. In our web-site about teaching in the teach for America project we are try to inspire people with stories about becoming a great teacher like yours.

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]]> http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/total-teacher-transformation-find-a-moment-day-1/#comment-5417 Ashley Sun, 03 May 2009 15:08:05 +0000 http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/?p=1541#comment-5417 After months of reading tons of your articles I am finally leaving a comment! I just finished student teaching and am now subbing in the same district. I have good days and bad days with classroom management. However, the bad days (or just bad periods) are so out of control I wonder if I really had control in all the other classes or those kids were just being nice. It's worrisome because although right now I am a sub I am afraid these same out of control classes will pop up when I have a permanent position. Do you have any advice for getting control when you are there for one day and the kids are already turned against you? I feel like I know how to prepare for my permanent position but want to make subbing more enjoyable. Thank you. After months of reading tons of your articles I am finally leaving a comment! I just finished student teaching and am now subbing in the same district. I have good days and bad days with classroom management. However, the bad days (or just bad periods) are so out of control I wonder if I really had control in all the other classes or those kids were just being nice. It’s worrisome because although right now I am a sub I am afraid these same out of control classes will pop up when I have a permanent position. Do you have any advice for getting control when you are there for one day and the kids are already turned against you? I feel like I know how to prepare for my permanent position but want to make subbing more enjoyable. Thank you.

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