Second Observation

My supervisor came in on Tuesday to watch me again. The school was nuts that day-it was a full moon that day haha. I started the day with peaking out my door because the class next door was so wild with a sub and seeing one of my students getting dragged out by the hall monitor kicking her feet screaming I HATE YOU I'M GOING TO KILL YOU. The best part? In two blocks she was back in my class asking me what's up....

Anyhow, Mr. Stone shows up mid third block to watch 4th block. He told me afterwards that I needed to wait until they are all quiet all the time...like when I'm asking for answers don't let them chat at all. The best part...he asked me why I let them work in groups at the end because they hadn't earned it. This is something my teacher told me to always do...you have to give these kids times where they are supposed to listen and times not or they implode. I told him that, politely. He told me they needed to EARN it and that I should have made them be quiet the whole block.

Yesterday, a few other teachers were in the lunch room and asked me how it went. I told them what he said and they laughed cynically. Ms Rotella said "they don't earn ANY of it...you just have to balance things". Mr. Davis said "Don't worry Carrie knows and she'll give you a good reference". That was a compliment, I think.

On the other hand, Mr. Stone told me I had what it took to be a good teacher. That made me feel good.

Two more days this week with Ms. O'Connor out on a field trip with AVID. In a way, it's easier when she's gone...the kids respect me more than any substitute. Then Mon & Tues next week and then Thursday is my last day with Wednesday being superintendent's day. I just dreamt about being in Hannibal, my next placement, but some of Blodgett students were in the classroom....hmmmm