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Wish me luck!!
I wont be on as much anymore because I start my job at an elementary school tomorrow! I am really nervous, hopefully I do ok. I hear some of the groups I will be tutoring (up to 18 kids at a time) are a hand full, but I just gotta stand up and show them who's boss on the first day. Wish me luck! I hope this leads to a real instructional job for the next year!
Re: Wish me luck!!
From a former teacher, two things:
1) You'll be fine. For real. You'll probably also be exhausted.
2) Seriously. For the first few weeks, your goal is to establish your classroom rules. I once was told (as a joke) that a teacher shouldn't smile until after Christmas. Certainly don't take it that far, but remember - teacher first, friend later.
good luck!
Someone told me once, with kids, you need to be like an ice cream cone: hard in the beginning and soft at the end.
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haha yea ive also heard those very same things. My problem is i have a VERY high, soft, voice! During my internship my teacher made me wear a microphone so that my voice would project around the classroom (they had speakers in the ceiling) it really helped! They dont have that where I'm going, but I am also a much more confident teacher. I've been practicing in the mirror today lol
The bad thing is the lady that's been covering my position is a push-over and she says the kids run all over her. Tomorrow, I will be just watching as she teaches and then the next day I take over. I dunno if I should stand up tomorrow and say something to the kids, or wait until Friday when they are in my full reign.
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Good luck!
Of course it's easier for males to be firm, but here's a story in case it helps you...
DH subbed for a high school class that had taken extreme control (no joke... urinating in bottles and throwing them around IN CLASS) and the teacher basically had to take a break from teaching it . He walked into the class with a strip of referrals and introduced himself... I'm a cool guy and I want to have a good time with all of you while I'm here, but I will not tolerate bad behavior and I am not afraid to write you a referral. The kids were great and the school district wanted to hire him without a teaching credential because of the behavior turn-around.
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Good Luck, Foto! You will be just fine!