Week 3

My conversation with Bonnie was good. Exactly what I expected. She said I can try anything that I would like and bring in any new ideas. I guess I was just feeling like I couldn't when she would correct me (sometimes in the middle of a lesson) and would phrase it "well I do such and such". So I was feeling like I needed to do things her way but I have since realized that she is just trying to tell me what she does, what she had found that works. I think it will also get better as I continue to do more in the classroom and I am planning more and more. So it was a good conversation that cleared up my miscommunication and misunderstanding. Day was good expect for one of my students R who was just not wanting to do anything I asked of him. He didn't want to stay on task, he would walk around the room distracting other students, when I moved him to a different table he ignored me and kept goofing off. I had to leave to go help another teacher, so I let Bonnie know what I had done to help keep him on task and after that He was good for her. At the end of the day we discussed his behavior again to remind him that I will not tolerate that kind of behavior. He is on a behavior contract so discussing his behavior at the end of each day is routine. And I praised him for at least telling the truth about not being respectful to me. I hope tommorrow is better, because he can be a great kid when he wants to be.