Last year I got asked about how would I describe successful progression. I have never heard of this term and it through me for a loop. Any...
I am having a hard time this year getting into the swing of things. My school day has gone from 8.5 hours to 10 hours ( including dismissal...
It is small group learning based on readiness. I think the children loop with the teacher so I take it that the older ones are familiar with the...
I have seen lots of multi grade classroom ( grade 1/2 etc...). I have never taught a multi grade classroom. How do you teach these classrooms? I...
is this a public school or private? I have been upped from 24 to 26. I would be in heaven if I had 20! Mine start tomorrow and I am hoping I have...
we do have a rest time for an hour a day. The parents do not like it as they do say that they have trouble getting them to bed at night. But some...
I like that quiet sign. I have a very loud class of 24 students. I have tried "restaurant" voices when we work, but my God they just get louder...
Does your school have an intervention /student support team? I would bring it up to them and see if any testing is recommended. The child may be...
We have 30-45 minutes of rest time and I must say that it is the most stressful time. Most do not rest and those who do fall asleep are very...
I have a very talkative class with a few very "emotional" students who can become very disruptive. I have tried everything this first week. It has...
I agree that kindergarten is to learn the rules etc... If any behavior is dangerous such as hitting, there should be a consequence even on the...
Thanks! I have not heard, but the interview went well and even if I did not get the job it was a great experience.
I have an interview tomorrow and I never taught a multilevel class. If they ask me how ould I do it I really would not know. I guess I would...
thanks I will read through that thread. That was what I was thinking about saying as a reply to the combo class question. It is so hard when you...
I had only 2 interviews last year ( I have a teaching job, but want to change), a couple of the questions tripped me up a bit. " Describe what...
What is boils down to is they are expected to behave in a certain way. Some need more encouragement than others. I dont give rewards for short...
I work in Boston in a very large urban school. We use the traffic light clothespin system and we send behavior charts home daily. When someone...
Parents are always hard to deal with. It is hard for many to accept that their child may act innapropriate, or need services. Our kinderschool...
I agree. I would go back to teaching routines and procedures until the class is ready to move on. I moved into curiculum too early last year and I...
My class rules are Be kind Be safe Be resonsible On the first day I ask children to model what each means.
