Demanding Respect

I've been reflecting on my novel semester resolutions.  I wrote almost my resolutions here.  And, I've already posted almost confiscating jail cellular telephone phones in addition to timing my students similar their lives depended on it.  

To refresh your memory, hither are my resolutions every bit I presented them to my students on the initiative of all twenty-four hours of our mo semester.  

Keep / Change / Start / Stop Resolutions for New Semester

Our initiative of all calendar week back, I kept a sort of diary regarding my experiences alongside carrying out these resolutions inwards my classroom.  Enjoy!

Day 1

So, I told my students today almost my Keep/Change/Start/Stop Resolutions.  I allow them fill upwards out their reflection forms first.  Then, I told them of the changes I was going to make.  They were less than excited.  They right away wanted their reflection forms dorsum hence they could nation me that they didn't similar my changes.  Others questioned why I asked them for feedback if I was going to create upwards one's heed what changes to brand on my ain anyway. 

Form Students Must Fill Out For Disrespect/Misbehavior

I exclusively handed out i Respect Form today.  One of my students who is notorious for talking at the incorrect fourth dimension (and spends a lot of fourth dimension out inwards the hall) was talking when I was trying to talk.  I hadn't explained the cast to my students.  I simply asked him to stand upwards up, catch his pencil, in addition to fill upwards out the cast I was going to mitt him.  When he was done, he was to furnish to the classroom, seat the cast inwards my tray, in addition to larn dorsum to work. 

He wasn't gone really long.  His answers:

What were y'all doing? Being stupid

What were y'all supposed to hold upwards doing? Taking notes

Were y'all doing it? Yes

What are y'all going to exercise almost it now? Shut upwards in addition to exercise my work

I similar the process.  I didn't fence alongside the student.  He had an chance to nation his side of the story.  He was taking notes.  But, he was also given the chance to ain upwards for his actions.  He wrote out his innovation of action.  And, that's something I tin concur my students to.  If a pupil continues to misbehave/disrespect me, in addition to then I tin present them inwards their ain handwriting what they should hold upwards doing.  I tin also present their parents what the students told me they were going to exercise (in their ain handwriting) if the misbehavior persists!  

I didn't halt upwards inwards an argument.  There was no backtalking alongside this pupil similar at that topographic point unremarkably is afterward I mitt out a punishment.  I should accept handed out around to a greater extent than of these today, but I approximate I am nevertheless also nice.  I volition larn meliorate at this.  I volition larn meliorate at taking accuse of my classroom. 

I almost chickened out in addition to didn't nation my classes almost the changes I desire to make.  How distressing is that?  It was inwards my Smart Board file, though, hence I went through alongside it. 

As I was cleaning upwards my room at the halt of the twenty-four hours (which was much cleaner than usual.  Voicing my expectations is a powerful thing.  When I nation students that I await them to seat upwards everything inwards its correct place, they exercise it for the most part.), I noticed a folded-up slice of newspaper on the dorsum table.  Curious, I unfolded it.  There, I saw the 4 questions, handwritten. 

What was I doing? Going "Yeah"

What am I supposed to hold upwards doing? Taking notes

Were y'all doing it? Yes

What are y'all going to exercise almost it? Do work

I approximate someone was curious almost what the newspaper said.  So, my pupil I sent out inwards the hall recreated it for them.  Teenagers... 

Quote of the Day: "I don't intend I similar the novel Ms. Hagan."

Day 2

Today, I gave students a "friendly reminder" almost my novel jail cellular telephone phone policy correct every bit the bell rang in addition to cast began.  I also posted a reminder on the dry out erase board.  I didn't come across ANY phones until sixth hour.  I felt kinda bad for taking the student's telephone because I could nation that he actually was "just checking the time."  But, a dominion is a rule.  And, if I'm non consistent, my students are going to run correct over me.  I took his phone.  And, I called in addition to left a message for his parents.  I'm non making the parents come upwards up to think the telephone (yet) because that seems similar such a hassle. 

One of my students today said that their novel year's resolution is to brand me create upwards one's heed to halt enforcing my novel year's resolutions. 

My Algebra two classes are nevertheless chatty when I'm trying to teach, in addition to it's driving me CRAZY.  I haven't handed out the 4 enquiry forms that I made for disrespect because I would accept to mitt it to similar one-half the class.  But, tomorrow I simply may.  If I brand an event of a few students, in addition to then the residual should come across simply how serious I am in addition to autumn inwards line. 

I demand to simply halt letting my students larn to me.  I don't know if I'm worried almost pain their feelings or what?  Why is it hence difficult for me to acre of report my students?  I'm simply also dainty of a person, or something. 

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 coworker suggested i time that I consider getting my master's inwards Educational Administration.  I simply don't intend I would brand a really expert disciplinarian inwards a schoolhouse setting if I can't command my students inwards my really ain classroom.  Plus, there's the fact that I can't moving-picture present myself always leaving the classroom at this betoken inwards time.  I intend my view is alongside students inwards the classroom. 

I intend things are going better.  But, perhaps this is simply around other dear Luna catamenia similar nosotros had at the really kickoff of the schoolhouse year.  I accept got to drib dead tougher.  I've got to grow tougher skin.

Day 3

I intend my students are definitely noticing a alter inwards me.

Students asked me several questions today:

"Did y'all perhaps create upwards one's heed to halt taking your medicine over Christmas Break?  Because you've been unlike always since nosotros came back."

"Did your meth lab larn busted?"

Yeah.  I don't quite accept a response for these questions.  Either my students intend that my quondam classroom administration agency was a effect of drugs or...

Day 4

Apparently, my taking jail cellular telephone phones away has drib dead a theme of conversation inwards other classes.  They sweat to know the names of all the people represented yesteryear a tally on my board.

Cell Phone Confiscation Tally

I wishing I had gotten to a greater extent than serious almost jail cellular telephone phones sooner.  I intend that my looking the other agency when students had jail cellular telephone phones out caused a lot of my problems.  After all, if I volition aspect the other agency regarding jail cellular telephone phones, students in all probability assumed that I would aspect the other agency regarding other rules.

I've nevertheless got to larn tougher.  This is a expert start.  But, I'm nevertheless letting my Algebra two classes walk all over me.  My Algebra 1 classes accept savage inwards line, for the most part.  I would fully await it to hold upwards the other agency around.  Hmm...

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