justagurl24's thoughts

I'm starting to get tired of other staff members telling me that I don't need to stay so long after school. I tutor one to three students everyday for an hour and a half.

I don't care that I'm not getting extra pay or anything for the extra hours I put in for these kids. I'm doing it for their benefit, for their success. It also benefits me too! They won't be behind in class, they can learn with the rest of the class without falling behind.

"Whether we like it or not, we have to do more for students to help them be successful.

Which means, all of us have to not only give our best during the school day, but also after 3:30." PrincipalsPage.com

Posted by rom559 at 07:02 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

So, it's already week 2 of month two. I am so amazed on how fast this whole thing is going. I have been very fortunate to be in this school. The students have been nothing but great. I haven't had any attitudes from kids yet, which goes to show you on how well the adminstration runs this school. I've been so busy though. Every night I have been planning for the next day's stuff. I knew I should have gotten ahead in the summer.. shame on me..

It hasn't been all ups.. there are some downs.. I don't think I'm exploring enough instructional strategies. This may be due to the fact that I'm only a day ahead of the kids. I'm not giving it my all to the profession. I'm basically spoon-feeding information.. which really dissapoints me. Another down.. my classroom atmosphere is too relaxed.. I'm not putting my foot down enough.. even a kid commented today.. "you're losing control.. they're not listening..".. I think she's right. I'm not sure how I can fix this one.. I'm an easy going person to begin with.. so getting a firm hand will be a challenge. I had this same problem in internship.. so we'll see how I will get a hand on it.

Posted by rom559 at 07:03 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)