Wow. The PSAT sucks. Seriously. Proctoring a test for 3 hours is just a pain. My kids struggled with dealing with the time (25 minutes per section), but I hope they did well. Regardless, it moved all of my classes to only 30 minute periods.
Seriously, what can you teach in 30 minutes? Geeeeeez.
Tomorrow I'm starting a new unit. I still don't know what I'm doing.
Nothing new there.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
10.12
Much better day today.
I felt like I was actually me as I was teaching. I felt like I was fun and enjoyable. I felt like I was able to really show my personality to my kids, which I think is a good thing. There are still a couple of slight management issues, but I think as soon as the trackers are done, that won't be a problem (I hope).
Something else I started: table teams. I told that each group of 4 was a table team competing against all the other groups. So far I don't know how it's working, but I'm hoping that the competition will help with management and investment. We'll have to see.
I still have a lot of catch-up work to do unfortunately. Hopefully by Thursday I'll have all that done.
Hopefully.
I felt like I was actually me as I was teaching. I felt like I was fun and enjoyable. I felt like I was able to really show my personality to my kids, which I think is a good thing. There are still a couple of slight management issues, but I think as soon as the trackers are done, that won't be a problem (I hope).
Something else I started: table teams. I told that each group of 4 was a table team competing against all the other groups. So far I don't know how it's working, but I'm hoping that the competition will help with management and investment. We'll have to see.
I still have a lot of catch-up work to do unfortunately. Hopefully by Thursday I'll have all that done.
Hopefully.
Monday, October 11, 2010
10.11
Day was okay. Monday. Woof. I have class after school so it's hard to really get any time for myself in the evening.
Really, the biggest pain is that I've been losing weight. It's not too big of a deal, but I know that I'm just doing a terrible job taking care of myself. I need to do better.
The kids are doing well, but management is becoming an issue. The kids aren't flat out disrespectful or rude, but they are losing their focus, and I'm losing my friendliness and happiness. My positive attitude is waning.
I think I need to consider using some personalized trackers for my students. Maybe then they will be able to take the abstract big goal and put it in a tangible form that motivates them to be on track.
Then again, I realized today that I talk too much. I want to play the role of facilitator, not teacher. I want my students to discover the answer, not be told the answer.
We'll see how tomorrow goes.
Really, the biggest pain is that I've been losing weight. It's not too big of a deal, but I know that I'm just doing a terrible job taking care of myself. I need to do better.
The kids are doing well, but management is becoming an issue. The kids aren't flat out disrespectful or rude, but they are losing their focus, and I'm losing my friendliness and happiness. My positive attitude is waning.
I think I need to consider using some personalized trackers for my students. Maybe then they will be able to take the abstract big goal and put it in a tangible form that motivates them to be on track.
Then again, I realized today that I talk too much. I want to play the role of facilitator, not teacher. I want my students to discover the answer, not be told the answer.
We'll see how tomorrow goes.
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