Some Of My Week One Statistics
-# of students who earned and served detention: 1
-# of students documented in my handy Demerits notebook for failing to meet expectations set for the class: 27
-most common infraction: not following teacher directions the first time
-# of students documented in the same notebook for exceeding expectations and earning a Merit: 5
-# of times a room full of Honduran teenagers heard my self disclosure which explained that I'm lucky to get to teach them: 3
-# of times I erroneously responded to an infraction with a conversation instead of issuing a demerit like I should've done: several!
-# of days that passed before I remembered that action (issuing a demerit, which involves a bit of "pain" for a student) speaks louder than words (telling students their behavior is unsatisfactory, which costs the student nothing at all): 2
-# of times a room full of Honduran teenagers heard my self disclosure which explained that I'm lucky to get to teach them: 3
-# of times I erroneously responded to an infraction with a conversation instead of issuing a demerit like I should've done: several!
-# of days that passed before I remembered that action (issuing a demerit, which involves a bit of "pain" for a student) speaks louder than words (telling students their behavior is unsatisfactory, which costs the student nothing at all): 2
A message I sent out to the new teachers encouraged them not to be afraid to show the kiddos who's boss by giving them a negative consequence when their behavior has earned it! Now is the time for us to set the tone for how our classrooms will be run.
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