8th grade history. 3rd period was the worst class of the day. It was the only class that was at all difficult, but boy, was it difficult.
I had them for two days. On day one, I informed the class that no one got dismissed until everyone was seated. They decided to test me on my resolve. After about a minute of this, Julie decided she had had enough and left. Without being dismissed.
The next day I gave Julie a consequence (standards and a think sheet). She rolled her eyes.
"You were taking too long..." she informed me.
Um, no. The class was taking too long to settle. (And they had two minutes before the bell to settle as well as that's when I had told them of the being seated rule.) Besides, the rest of the class remained until they had been dismissed.
I was so glad to see the end of that group. And I went on with my day.
Being a Friday, of course they were short subs. I was asked to cover an 8th grade English class. And guess who was one of the students there?
She was about as pleased to see me as I was to see her.
At least you know you are making an impression!
ReplyDeletelol. Poor Julie being stuck with YOU again. ;) Hopefully she was better behaved this time. :)
ReplyDeleteIt was a different situation. But no, the attitude was still there.
DeleteHaha hope that English class went better. I look forward to reading more as your standoff with Julie progresses.
ReplyDeleteMatt
I hope I don't see her for a while. I haven't been back to that school since. At least not this week. And I'm not scheduled to go back next week. Yet.
DeleteYour encounters with these kids ... amazing what they think they can get away with.
ReplyDeleteYeah, well, they're young yet. I don't have nearly as many issues with high schoolers.
DeleteI'm sure she was telling everyone how you were out to get her. :P
ReplyDeleteSubs get it the worst. It must take a lot of resolve to keep going in the face of some of these recurring problems.
ReplyDeleteNot every day is bad. Not even most days. It gets easier the longer I do it.
DeleteWell, hopefully she learned that what you say you will back it up with and maybe she'll be more compliant this time?
ReplyDeletebetty
Oh dear. A fun one t run into again. lol
ReplyDeleteOh, yippy!
ReplyDeleteOh, Julie, Julie, Julie.....you spoiled little brat, Julie. Too bad you couldn't hogtie her and feed her fish eyes...just saying.:)
ReplyDeleteSome days... On the bright side, I've met girls with as much attitude in 8th grade who were lovely individuals in 11th.
DeleteRarely a dull moment, eh? Be well!
ReplyDeleteThanks.
DeleteOh, wonderful. Did she behave in better in the later class?
ReplyDeleteI can't imagine a writing assignment would do much to change her attitude!
ReplyDeleteIt isn't so much the writing assignment as it was a follow up. Which I'm sure she didn't do. And failure to comply with that would lead to harsher consequences.
DeleteAh! You live in such interesting times. You never have dull time!
ReplyDeleteTaking to long? Wow, I thought the period was a certain time if even a student thought it was too long.
ReplyDeleteI was taking too long to dismiss the class after the bell had rung.
DeleteShame on you.....but correct me if I am wrong, keeping kids after class to finish discussing something is up to the teacher? Not like you were going to make them stay FOREVER! Oh well.....like I said before KIDS!
DeleteYou're correct. "The teacher dismisses the class, not the bell." And when I hold them after, it's for a reason. Besides, they had 6 minutes, and I wasn't going to hold them so long that they were going to be late to their next class.
DeleteKids can be a challenge, all right! I'll bet that second encounter was interesting.
ReplyDeleteThat's one word for it.
DeleteHave a staring contest with her. lol
ReplyDeleteMore like a glaring contest. (I think she won.)
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