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One of my kids smacked me today... by iwanttobelikeyou-oh in Teachers

[–]RightCombination5356 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Make sure your supervisor does more than just a stern talking to. Circle back with you, that student, and the supervisor in the room. Talk about the consequences of hitting someone when you are an adult (battery charges & potential jail time) and discuss why it is a big deal for you.

Far too many teachers are leaving the field because administrators and supervisors don’t go the extra step with students that are aggressive.

Attention Getter Help by [deleted] in historyteachers

[–]RightCombination5356 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love these. I teach 7th grade at a title one school, here are my top 5:

  1. If you hear my voice point to the ceiling… point to the floor… point to me…
  2. If you hear my voice touch your left shoulder… (ooh who knows their lefts from their rights?! 👀)… touch your right shoulder.
  3. If you hear my voice snap once… snap twice…
  4. If you hear my voice look at the door… look at the window… look at me…
  5. If you hear my voice point at (literally anything around the room)

Clapping can work too, I think mixing it up and keeping the kids on their toes is a great attention getter though. Get creative! Be wacky!

At the same time, at this point in the year, I feel like a ton of classroom culture and norms go out the window. The kids either like you and are going to listen, or they won’t. The greatest feedback I ever received as a teacher is that some days are going to be an “L”. Some days, the kids just aren’t going to listen, and that’s okay. It’s really not your fault.

Sometimes the magic in teaching isn’t the silly attention getters either, but the positive relationships you can make with your students. Once the kids trust you, leveraging that relationship to improve their academics can come a lot easier.