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[Zyzyfer]

It sounds like she dislikes you for some reason. When I was at a public school, I had a very similar problem with two of my coworkers. They just decided a few months in that I didn't fit the mold they wanted in class and gave me as much of a hard time as they could. It's a bitch to deal with. I like the behavioral log idea, and also recommend you take it beyond just you and her. It's senseless to go head-to-head with her.

[Horangi Munshin]

[trevorcollins]

Kick them out.
If they say no, pick up their bags and toss them out.
Nine times out of ten they follow their stuff.
Lock the door behind them.

[captain kirk]

I figure you've got half a second to get them in line with the evil teacher stare. Then they hop back on again. Past a second, if the evil teacher stare isn't doing it, then kicking them out sounds like a good idea. No sense wasting voltage having a stand-off with a kid demented enough to start a rebellion. It's a feast for everyone's 'reptilian/inner/ancient brain' Tomato was talking about in the 'are you too friendly with the students' thread. Better that darn reptilian inner brain lies dormant, fed action movies periodically.

[MixtecaMike]

[I_Am_Wrong]

Well....here's something I did in one of my public school classes that made me feel absolutely terrible and like a complete fucker...but it worked. If he says no give him ten seconds to change his mind and if he doesn't, then move him to the very front of the class in a chair so that he is facing the rest of the class. Then tell the rest of the students that for the remaining time in the class they will be writing lines and it's his/her fault, however, he/she won't have to write the lines.

[trevorcollins]

[Milwaukiedave]

I am wrong,

Wow..I love that one! Maybe I'll start using that on my kindergarten class.


I agree with Trevor and TJ, if they are being really bad I kick them out. They have a few chances, I put their name on the board and then checks. Once they have three checks they are out.

I do this with my preschoolers too. Damn it's funny. Some of them refuse to go out in the hall when I open the door and point. So, I pick them up and put them out there.

Here's the funny part, they sometimes they will start to cry. I look at them and say, "go ahead and cry, I don't care."

yes..I'm truely heartless...

[OiGirl]

[Derrek]

[Milwaukiedave]

Derrek,

I like that one as well. I often say to them, "If you act like a baby, I'll treat you like a baby." I know to a certain extend they understand me, at least my kindergarteners do. They know I won't put up with crap.

Just last week I made two of my students cry in one class period. God I hate it when they don't follow directions!

What really gets my goat is when they start hitting each other. I WON'T put up with it. My strategy there is take away what they want most. They always want to go play soccer. So I told them if I catch them hitting each other, no soccer for the rest of the month.

One of my classes has already lost that previlege for December. As far as I'm concerned it's tough luck.

[itaewonguy]

[dutchman]

Use the power of a game. Find one game that the students love. It doesn't matter what game and it doesn't matter if it has instructional value at all. Get in the habit of playing a game for the last 5-10 minutes of every class. In the upper corner of the board you draw a game box with five lines in it (or however many is appropriate). Everytime a kid is a problem you erase one line from the box. When game time comes if there are any lines left you play game, if not you give them a writing assignment or something else equally as boring.

The other students in the class will take care of the discipline problems for you just because they want to play the silly game.

[eamo]

[Yangkho]