tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11999524.post113890547257719375..comments2023-06-11T15:56:20.459+01:00Comments on The Scribbler: My Very Steep Learning Curve.The Scribblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03161162947929359393noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11999524.post-1139083322937540162006-02-04T20:02:00.000+00:002006-02-04T20:02:00.000+00:00Thank you everyone for your help and concern. It's...Thank you everyone for your help and concern. It's been a difficult week but half term is but 5 school days away. I need the break!The Scribblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03161162947929359393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11999524.post-1139077101952128022006-02-04T18:18:00.000+00:002006-02-04T18:18:00.000+00:00Hello! The epithet 'that which does not kill you ...Hello! The epithet 'that which does not kill you makes you stronger' is very true in teaching. They all eventually leave, and you get to start over with a new crop. Eventually, the 6ft Year 11s are simply expanded versions of the terrified Yr 7s you taught 4 years ago, and not stoppy teenagers who've been in the school three years longer than you have.<BR/><BR/>One thing that helped me, and still helps me, is to think of any class of being made up of three lots of kids:<BR/>- some kids who will be appalling whatever you do<BR/>- some kids who will be virtuous whatever you do<BR/>- the majority, who are up for grabs, and will move to one side or other of the 'line of good behaviour' in any given lesson depending on what happens in that lesson.<BR/><BR/>Think of your task as moving that line steadily towards the appalling kids. Count yourself as succeeding as one by one, kids move themselves to the right side of the line. <BR/><BR/>You will probably never get them <I>all</I> there permanently. And you will probably never lose them <I>all</I> irredeemably.<BR/><BR/>Good luck - you obviously care and you're obviously good at what you do!Pepperpothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08444594625729729962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11999524.post-1138947576096693442006-02-03T06:19:00.000+00:002006-02-03T06:19:00.000+00:00Thank you. I'll try your method, if only because I...Thank you. I'll try your method, if only because I'm losing my voice by the end of most lessons!The Scribblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03161162947929359393noreply@blogger.com