Today, I finished teaching the 8th grade and will only teach the 7th grade starting next week. It's going to be very strange only teaching one class! I feel that teaching these kids has been such a rewarding experience. I love the small class sizes in the middle school and hope that I will be able to teach in an environment similar to Rivesville. I have had the opportunity to develop a relationship with every one of my students, and I think that it is rare to have that in teaching. I feel very blessed and thankful that I had that opportunity.
Honestly, there isn't much I would do differently if I could do it all over again. I joke around with the students a lot, and I'm sure I could be more strict with them. However, I do not have many behavior problems, so I must be doing something right. One thing that I have learned is not to write anyone off before getting to know them. There is one student in particular that I dreaded having to teach, but after getting to know him, I have grown very fond of him. There is good in every student, and most of the "bad" ones are just misunderstood.
I still have a few students that I know aren't working up to their potential, but I will work as hard as I can for the next week and a half to get them to turn their assignments in. There is no reason for any of these students to fail or even get a "D." I will probably make them eat lunch with me and do their assignments if they don't get them in. I'm sure they will love that!
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Kelly,
ReplyDeleteThank you for all of your hard work. I can tell these students have made an impact on you as a teacher and I'm sure that you had a positive effect on them. I know that you are ready for your own classroom and will be an asset to any school!
Kelly, i missed a week of blogging.
ReplyDeleteI have another question. I really want to know this. What are the content topics that your students have had trouble with???? Knowledge and skills are what I'm talking about here.