Throughout my placement so far I have learned an extraordinary amount of information from my grade fours and fives. I thought I would brighten your day up a bit and share this information with you now.
What I have learned from my students:
1) Apparently I'm too old to be called "Ms. Garside". One student actually told me that it's weird that I am not married yet. I thought only my Nona felt this way ... apparently not.
2) Playstation 2 should replace class. I have heard about many 'teenager' games, in particular one called BULLY. The object of the game is to hit your fellow students, kill teachers, cause food fights, and so on. No big deal.
3) No matter how hard you try to cover up your name tag, your students will beg you to tell them your first name, middle name, birthday, SIN number, and visa card number.
4) Students will never go to the washroom during recess or their lunch period. They will only have to go during a very important lesson. They will wave their hands eagerly in the air seeming like they want to answer a question you spent all night trying to thinking of, only to answer with "I really have to go to the washroom, can I go?".
5) You are never too young to start wearing cologne.
I hope that I continue to learn from my students as I continue through this Block I experience.
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That is an outstanding list of items that you have learned from your class. I can relate to almost all of them, except the cologne one ....fortunately. The name tag lesson hit home with me. On my third or fourth day the tape I had covering my first name fell off and within seconds a few students had discovered my first name. Needless to say they got a kick out of calling my first name and having me look up (despite my best efforts not to). When it became clear that the students were going to continue to try and call me by my first name I had to remind them that it was inappropriate and so far they seem to be listening to my reminder.
I have a suggestion! This may come in handy for tohers as well. Instead of having students wave their hand to go to the washroom/get a drink have them stick two fingers in the air for the washroom, and three in the air to get a drink. This way you can address them quickly and know exactly what they want without having the "may I go to the washroom" question interrupting your lesson. It works, trusts me!
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