Today was really difficult and frustrating. I don't have control of the class, kids keep asking to go to the bathroom, I'm not getting the classes attention, people are chatting, others don't know what their doing, still others don't know what to do with themselves.
I only had a half plan. It's difficult to get prepared in the morning even without a homeroom, which is a real shame to me. I graded a retarded amount of homework this weekend. It isn't as though they were a ton of in depth papers and I was grading for grammar or anything, but I just felt like and idiot spending hours grading something they took 5 minutes to complete. Maybe that should be an assignment goal. Don't create an assignment that will take more time for you to grade than it took the student to complete. I also need to set criteria that is clear, but challenging. I can't keep giving everyone great grades for mediocre work, but I've got to build up to it so students feel prepared.
I'm not against group work in theory after today, but having two or three kids busy on a computer while the rest chat and look bored is not a good plan. I can't believe how far behind we are on Connecticut Yankee.
Blah blah Arrrgh Npttthbbbthhh!
My adviser is coming to observe tomorrow. Sarcastic yay!
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