Classroom Management
With being in practicum last semester and then this semester, I haven't had a whole lot of experience with classroom management. Last semester I was with 6th graders at a local middle school so that's where I ran into most of my issues with classroom management. For instance, the class and I were reading the graphic novel New Kid, and I stopped to ask the students a question and once one person answered it seemed as if everyone thought it was their turn to talk. At that point, I just had to remind the students of being respectful and not talk while someone else is talking, especially if it isn't their turn. Now, I'm placed with 10th graders and I haven't really had any issues. Since I have another classmate in the same practicum as me, we decided which class period we were going to teach. I chose 5th period(regular English 10) and she chose 6th period(English 10 honors). 5th period is made up of only 9 students, all of which are relatively quiet. The students know ...