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Not much happening today
May. 10th, 2004 07:31 amI had the third graders, and my first day at work where I was actually frustrated with the kids. I think the honeymoon is just wearing off. Also, three classes with forty 8 year olds each is just a bit much. The main problem is that rather than just having one or two kids who are goofing off, I was dealing with 6 or 7. I hope that it will work better when I come back next time and we have class in their normal classroom. Anyway, finished class, and didn't have soccer because of rain, thank god. I had some prep work that I'm glad I got to finish, since I will be observed during my class tomorrow. I'm a little nervous, but mostly I'm kind of disappointed because I have to eat lunch with my supervisor rather than with the kids. I enjoy being around them outside of classtime. The other thing I'm a little disappointed about is that I'm not going to see the 4th graders at Shinooka this round because Thursday is Play day (as in actors and stages). I'm not sure exactly what that entails, but I have been asked to go, and will try to spend as much time with the fourth graders as I can.
I had a first at lunch today-- one girl came up and had me sign her notebook, and the next thing I know, half the class is lined up with pencils and notebooks. LOL Lunchtime finished before I got through all of them, so they asked me to promise to sign those who didn't get it this time when I come back. Oh, and it was raining, so all the kids were inside during recess. One of the fourth graders glommed onto me, and that was another interesting experience. She was cute, but I kind of wonder why she didn't have other fourth graders to hang out with.
Also heard a Japanese teacher calling a parent, and grilling them about whether the child was being bullied at school. Apparently he came to school and spent the entire morning crying in the hallway. In his class, he doesn't have any friends, but there is a girl in another class that he plays with. It's interesting to me that the teacher noticed exactly what was going on with this kid. Do Elementary teachers at home observe the students like this? I don't remember.
I had a first at lunch today-- one girl came up and had me sign her notebook, and the next thing I know, half the class is lined up with pencils and notebooks. LOL Lunchtime finished before I got through all of them, so they asked me to promise to sign those who didn't get it this time when I come back. Oh, and it was raining, so all the kids were inside during recess. One of the fourth graders glommed onto me, and that was another interesting experience. She was cute, but I kind of wonder why she didn't have other fourth graders to hang out with.
Also heard a Japanese teacher calling a parent, and grilling them about whether the child was being bullied at school. Apparently he came to school and spent the entire morning crying in the hallway. In his class, he doesn't have any friends, but there is a girl in another class that he plays with. It's interesting to me that the teacher noticed exactly what was going on with this kid. Do Elementary teachers at home observe the students like this? I don't remember.
