Archive for October, 2007
I am NOT superwoman…
but everyone, meaning administration, expects you to be. That’s why teachers are so worn out. I’m worn out. I already feel like I need a year’s vacation to recuperate from the past two months. I’m such a mess right now, and wish I could hire like 3 personal assistants to help me organize, type things, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )“1 in 10 schools are dropout factories.”
Check out the link. I’m trying my hardest to motivate my kids, but I still can’t. =(
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=3790483
A little reassurance from NPR about how being positive is overrated.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15505690&ft=1&f=4538138
Finally somebody telling me it’s A-okay to be a mess like me.
I’ve been like a doctor that asks for healthy patients.
Yes. I am so guilty of it, it’s so embarrassing. So after a whole lot of reflection and rereading my favorite book, “A Courage to Teach”, I was able to realize that the “self-pity” bug has gotten me. I’ ve been guilty of the teacher being a like the doctor that is so frustrated that [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )I’m a Hard-Boiled Egg
and I had cracked on Thursday.
Unfortunately, all the pressure had made my insides harden so much that I cracked. I totally balled after school on Thursday and 2 other teachers saw me. They tried to encourage me, but nothing helped. I knew that I was not in a condition to face my kids the next [...]
Help
The 6th graders, I am happy to say, have turned nearly a 180. They come in more controlled and stay in their seats. Many come in and blatantly try to “look” ready to learn. Their hands are clasped and they are looking at me with innocent eyes. It’s nice to see that something I am [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Gotta get out of this rut
The weekend is almost over and I am stressed beyond belief. I’m pulling my hair out. I wish I had a science mentor in school that I can turn to and that can observe me. So it’s the 7th week or something of school and my kids have not fully learned the steps of the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Speak of the Devil: Extrinsic incentives
I subscribe to love and logic email updates and just received this in my email inbox today =p. You’ll understand this if you go to the entry on 10.08.07
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Don’t Pay Kids to Be Good
“Can you believe it?” seven-year-old Kayla’s mom moaned to her friend. “I have [...]
Frustration
My frustration level has gotten so high that I got a little teary eyed after school today when I was talking about my worries to my “unofficial” mentor. A major part of my frustration I attribute to what they are talking in this article I just happen to find on my google homepage. What great [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )I’m kinda sad that I have given in to extrinsic rewards to motivate and control my students.
So far I have a few systems in place.
1. Group motivation- whenever a group is on task and seems to be cooperating, I will give them an apple sticker and which ever group that accumulates the most apple stickers [...]
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