Reply to Teacher trainee?

Forum Index » Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS)

Reply to "Teacher trainee?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a sub and I only sub in Kindergarten - I'll take both the teacher and IA job.  I've subbed as a Kindergarten IA in over a dozen classrooms this year so I've witnessed first hand the teaching styles of a dozen different teachers.  Some have been excellent.  A couple have been average.  And then the worse one is a teacher trainee.  She told me she's in her second year as a trainee.  She's a very sweet woman who is a career switcher.  She has a good class of kids, only one child has challenging behavior and it is very mild.   But she is super disorganized.  She can't keep to the schedule.  I sub in this school frequently and every single day I'm at this school, her class is the last one to come out for recess - sometimes as much as 15 minutes later than the rest of the K classes.  I hope she's getting support because she seems to enjoy her job and she is really good with her interactions with the children.[/quote]

Re: this teacher trainee, I'd just like to add my own experience.  I had an incredibly challenging child in my class.  This girl would throw tantrums, climb inside the supply closet, lock herself in the bathroom, etc.  And she would almost always do this right when we needed to transition to a special.  So, all the other kids would line up to leave, but she would prevent me from taking them as I would have to find a way to get her out.  I couldn't just leave her in the classroom unsupervised.  I couldn't put my hands on her to haul her out.  So, her behavior would constantly make our class late to their next special or to recess, lunch, etc.  It was one of the most demoralizing things I experienced.  I couldn't do anything with her - one time I made her go to the front office with me, and after explaining the issue, the assistant principal simply gave me a withering look and sent us back.  Admin did NOTHING to help.  And so everyone thought the issue was me not having my act together, or being "disorganized," as you said.  The reality was quite different.[/quote]

I commend and support you for gracefully coping with the disruptive student. If teachers don't support teachers, our ship is sunk. When a student acts up in the hallway/playground, the worst line is: "Is that kid yours?" None of them are, genetically, but they're all our responsibility, collectively.

We need to advocate for each other with empathy and nurture support - we're bringing up the next generation together. We're missing the forest for the trees if the ABCs are Academics and Basal Curriculum minus support for teachers.

Maybe seasoned teachers are running on empty - having to control 20+ little learners is a lonely endeavor, and there's no energy to empathize with each other.

One way to get the disruptor's cooperation is to earn a brain break at the end of the day - play Kahoot or Would You Rather - if everyone lines up quietly and transitions well during the day. This way, classmates help each other stay on task. Good luck.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics