Throughout today I had two different students tell me that they hated me. But, after having a heart to heart with each of them about what was really going on in their teenage angst ridden lives, they admitted that I was their favorite teacher. Ha! I win again.
Also, the behavior point sheets are working like a freakin' miracle with Howie! He has been absolutely perfect for 3 days straight. He also actually made CONTACT with my hand during a high five today. Usually we do air high fives because he doesn't like touching other peoples' hands. But today, he was so excited with how well he had done, that he gave me an actual high five while screaming about how good he was. It was awesome. Today was pretty much the best day I've had since the school year started.
My goal for tomorrow is to try to enjoy my job again. We'll see how that goes.
New Teacher Tip Of The Day: Let your kids know that you care about them, they'll respond in ways you wouldn't expect.
That is great to hear. You may be the only little bright spot in the lives of these kids.
ReplyDeleteglad you had a good day and made some progress!
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