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the trouble is, Ilse, that i am unable to be as honest as i want to be. I have to be tactful in what i say...i'm worried i could lose my job over this, you know? Also, i have spoken to one of the parent's today...the mother...and she is not prepared to hear a bad word against her son. He must be an ...

Ilse,
Are you able to recommend some games to me please? I don'tmind if they are not card games specifically..thanks

jay

i think you are in the right frame of mind to promote interesting activities because children tend to get bored and restless very quickly. Also, taking activities home is a terrific idea as they will be under their parent's supervision, thus they know what they are learning in class.

jay

hey everyone, has anyone had any parent confrontations? I had one today and i wasn't quite sure how to deal with it. The problem was that this particular child never does as he is told so i have to keep telling him to be quiet.....all in a days work of classroom management. However, the parent cold ...

hey raakhee, do you mean 'negative' as in promote gambling or just playfulness? Playfulness is fine as long as it's controlled and the kids don't think that they can play cards all day. Gambling, on the other hand, maybe a bit tricky because while we as teachers are not expressing any gambling notio...

hey dan,
can you let me know if you already have tried some games? Also, which games were most effective in terms of classroom management as some activities can get out of hand.

Thanks
Jay