We've got one ... I think! It was announced on one radio station and that's all I can find. The school and county phones are down and nobody's...
Thanks so much for the detailed responses. You've all got great ideas, but I've tried many of them already, to no avail. I'm feeling very...
Unfortunately, we don't have a behavior specialist.
I had a student (seven years old) hold up his index, middle, and ring finger and tell me to "read between the lines" today. He also spent seven...
Today, this tiny seven-year-old child threatened to shoot me. That's a first. The scary part is, I really think he meant it. Or at least I think...
Miserable, miserable day. I am absolutely out of my league with this kid and I have no idea what to do next. I feel like I'm not just watching a...
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Nope. :(
It's over! Thank you! I didn't think we were going to make it! He lived and is relatively unscathed, although he did take a running slide on...
Student is absolutely out of control today, climbing under desks, over chairs, darting out doors, following me around repeating everything I say,...
I agree. I've been trying to keep pace with their homeroom as much as possible, but I might have to give up on that here.
Thank you! I will try some of these ideas on Monday and see if we can make some progress. They just don't understand why we're doing this yet....
Okay. My third-graders are learning how to round to the nearest hundred. Wait. Let me rephrase that. My third-graders are supposed to be...
Uuuuuugh. Either this plan is not working, or he's just more patient than me. He got physical this morning, which is not like him at all....
Resolved, thanks Edited to remove details. Thanks!
Hello. It's me again. Still unsuccessfully trying to get a handle on my little rock star's unruly behavior. To sum up his current behavior...
The thing is, I watched him eat breakfast this morning. I have morning bus duty and I watched him eat. He ate. His family took him to the doctor...
I've been posting about my little student with aggressive and noncompliant behaviors. He almost passed out today because of low blood sugar and...
My assistant cracked today and yelled at the kid. Arrrrrrrgh. Back to square one. We will keep trying. I think it was starting to work.
I'll respond in more depth later, but I just wanted to pop in and respond to this comment. Don't beat yourself up! The first time a kid does...
