A typical day in the classroom that most teachers will recognise! A lovely post and especially the coping strategies mentioned. Journalling - fantastic!
I'm two years out of the classroom, but this brought me right back into it. Thank you for this Dylan. Your ability to self-reflect and recognize your "temperature" going into a class is definitely a teaching superpower.
Lots of empathy from someone who also struggles re patience and managing to not project frustration because others will pick up on that energy and is trying to learn how to manage this similarly as a parent with just 1 kid who seems to be misbehaving, acting out, throwing things, hitting, let alone a whole class full…
I'm not a parent and I have so much respect for parents. I can prepare myself to be positive for 49 minutes with my second period class and often follow through. Parents are always on. It takes a different type of endurance.
This is a great peek inside the mind of a middle school teacher. One way I tried to combat the exact feelings and frustrations you so poignantly share was to start each class with a dad joke. It was a very simple way to reset and start class off on a fun note.
Te lo escribo conscientemente en español.
Muchas gracias. No sabes lo importantes y oportunas que han sido para mí estas palabras tuyas.
Beautiful strategy. “Who do I need to be for these kids today.” This mindset shift takes tenacity.
A typical day in the classroom that most teachers will recognise! A lovely post and especially the coping strategies mentioned. Journalling - fantastic!
I'm two years out of the classroom, but this brought me right back into it. Thank you for this Dylan. Your ability to self-reflect and recognize your "temperature" going into a class is definitely a teaching superpower.
Maybe. I often look at teachers who are naturally more patient than me and think they have a superpower.
Lots of empathy from someone who also struggles re patience and managing to not project frustration because others will pick up on that energy and is trying to learn how to manage this similarly as a parent with just 1 kid who seems to be misbehaving, acting out, throwing things, hitting, let alone a whole class full…
I'm not a parent and I have so much respect for parents. I can prepare myself to be positive for 49 minutes with my second period class and often follow through. Parents are always on. It takes a different type of endurance.
Sounds like you were a fly on the wall! Great advice.
I think this came from Dave Stuart's blog: Never perfect, always trying.
Never perfect, always trying. Love that!
Do you do this before our phone calls too?
Always
This is a great peek inside the mind of a middle school teacher. One way I tried to combat the exact feelings and frustrations you so poignantly share was to start each class with a dad joke. It was a very simple way to reset and start class off on a fun note.
I love dad jokes. I don't have enough good ones to share every day though...
I still have former students come up to me when they see I got a haircut and say, "hey, did you get a haircut" and I reply "several!"