So here is my weekly update (which I am sure you are just dying to knwo right?!)
Weeks leading up to this one have been crazy at school. The kids are behaving soooooo terribly and the lack of respect, not only to me, but to each other and everytthing around them is scary. They are running over everything here at Lee and frankly it is because the adminstration i.e. the discipline counselors are not doing there job and it is making my job VERY hard to teach. Events leading up to this week just put icing on the cake for me on Tuesday. My 6th period class has been my worst behaviorwise lately. I understand that it is late in the day and they are sick of thinking and sitting in desks but most of these students come from P.E. and it is not that they are not only not doing their work but that they show me zero amount of respect. I yell, yell, yell and they keep talking. I write them referrals and they keep talking, I call home and they keep talking. The problem is beyond my control at that point. The thing that gets me is that the 8th grade discipline counselor just gives them a slap on the wrist for very serious misocnduct in the classroom and it is making the problem so much worse. The bottom line is that for most of these kids, nobody is disciplining them at home so why should they respect me the hour that they see me everyday. But this is still not an excuse it is a culture problem. So I emailed my concerns about 6th period with the principal and I didn't hear anything back all day. So come 6th period I was in the middle of explaining that I had written the word RESPECT on the board with its definition and they were to write 75 different sentences using this word. The principal walked in and talked with them the entire class period and they had to do it for homework (even better!)
So after all of these things happening this week. This is my conclusion. I am hear to make a difference and I might not to most of the students. And the fact is that they might not even notice for years down the road and I may never get a "thank you" and that is not what I am here for. But if I get through to one student, then all of it is worth it. I truly care about these kids and I am worried about their future. So I take a deep breath and pray that God will grant me patience.
2 comments:
Respect- I've got mad amounts of it for you. How you do it I have no idea! You're right though, the problem with todays youth lies in the home. Parents are either too young or too indifferent. It is sad, how do we change it? I don't have the answers, but bless you for trying! Sorry it's been a while, I've been having a rough go of it, but I'll try to stay up to date with ya! much love- McClure
The sad thing about the assignment was the fact that 2 out of 24 students turned it in. And they were the ones who did not even need to do it. It was worth a test grade and it is going to be sad when the students get their progress reports Wed. and have a bad grade in my class. Gotta learn the hard way! I am sure I will be getting many calls from parents now! The ones who wouldn't return my calls!
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