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Calling all teachers

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wubby

Tue, Apr 28 2009, 10:04 pm

what would you say are the biggest problems new teachers face?

FloridaMama

Tue, Apr 28 2009, 10:05 pm

DISCIPLINE
preparation

Want elaboration?

lamplighter

Wed, Apr 29 2009, 8:57 pm

discipline.

scb88 ↓

Wed, Apr 29 2009, 10:07 pm

the balance between being a teacher figure and a friend figure to my 8th graders

soldat

Wed, Apr 29 2009, 10:15 pm

anyone notice that kids' attention spans get shorter and shorter every year?

amother

Wed, Apr 29 2009, 10:16 pm

The sense of entitlement the kids show up with, the lack of respect for teachers, kids that need services being denied b/c parents insist they don't want to "label" their children.

ANON in case anyone knows me in my smallish town.

nicole81

Thu, Apr 30 2009, 2:14 am

soldat wrote:

anyone notice that kids' attention spans get shorter and shorter every year?

I was advised by my professors not to teach more than 10 minutes-- and this is for high school kids. so that's what I do... warm-up, maybe a discussion, then 10 minutes of modeling a skill. and then they're on their own doing some activity that reinforces the skill until the last 5 minutes or so when we wrap up.

OP- classroom management.

alpidarkomama ↓

Thu, Apr 30 2009, 4:21 am

scb88 wrote:

the balance between being a teacher figure and a friend figure to my 8th graders

Teacher figure! Friend, and you're toast. Smile

bbmom

Thu, Apr 30 2009, 8:39 am

Classroom management. In many schools they face lack of administrative support.

↑ scb88

Thu, Apr 30 2009, 9:11 am

alpidarkomama wrote:

scb88 wrote:

the balance between being a teacher figure and a friend figure to my 8th graders

Teacher figure! Friend, and you're toast. Smile

Actually, BH, I think I do have that balance. I'm not a mechaneches, which girls sometimes resent. I teach secular subjects - and I know that the girls are all comfortable with me - they respect me, have perfect discipline, but feel free to talk to me about anything - always respectfully though.

you're right though. I didn't act like a friend in the beginning of the year.

↑ alpidarkomama

Fri, May 01 2009, 1:55 am

scb88 wrote:

alpidarkomama wrote:

scb88 wrote:

the balance between being a teacher figure and a friend figure to my 8th graders

Teacher figure! Friend, and you're toast. Smile

When I was teaching I had very warm relationships with my students too, BH. I think part of that is if you LOVE being their teacher and LOVE igniting that spark, it makes a big difference in how much they respect and trust you. What's the old rule? Don't smile until January??? (I'm kidding!)

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