The Word B

i am officially complete with my first semester of student teaching (hooray). the plan is to have a weekend and roll right into my next session on monday. only 4 weeks to go. today was not the best day, as it was friday, and the students were so disinclined to learn. it is frustrating at times, but understandable from their perspective. it is challenging not to let on too much that i empathize with that behavior. really, who in their right mind wants to be at school on a friday afternoon. certianly not me. i never wanted to be there when i was school age either. i wasn't getting paid then, and i am not getting paid now. so perhaps when i do get paid for it maybe my song will change. until then, bring on the bell.
the lesson i did learn is that on a friday afternoon, it is advisable to show a video for the last part of the class. i had the students attention for the first 30 minutes then they lost focus. the end result, i gave in and allowed them to talk at their desks the remainder of the period. why fight it? when it is 20 to 1 there is no way i was going to win. i figured i won a little the battle of keeping them at their seats for most whole period.
ladies and gentlemen, these are your children- the future of the world, the ones who will be looking after you when you are drooling and in diapers.