Comments on: I Have A Dream http://oldandrew.edublogs.org/2008/02/02/i-have-a-dream/ A Blog About Teaching in Tough Schools in the UK Sun, 08 Feb 2009 09:10:09 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: oldandrew http://oldandrew.edublogs.org/2008/02/02/i-have-a-dream/comment-page-1/#comment-258 oldandrew Sun, 06 Apr 2008 17:50:36 +0000 http://oldandrew.edublogs.org/2008/02/02/i-have-a-dream/#comment-258 Last night (a day early) I dreamt that my form group: - had been moved to new form room where many had to sit with their backs to me - were joined by students I had never seen before who wouldn't be quiet - smuggled a set of keyboards and some violins into registration and played them under the tables whenever I tried to take the register I also dreamt that there were several new names on the register for me to read out and they were all apparently African and had no vowels in. Last night (a day early) I dreamt that my form group:

- had been moved to new form room where many had to sit with their backs to me
- were joined by students I had never seen before who wouldn’t be quiet
- smuggled a set of keyboards and some violins into registration and played them under the tables whenever I tried to take the register

I also dreamt that there were several new names on the register for me to read out and they were all apparently African and had no vowels in.

]]> By: Ms. Cornelius http://oldandrew.edublogs.org/2008/02/02/i-have-a-dream/comment-page-1/#comment-96 Ms. Cornelius Mon, 11 Feb 2008 22:41:08 +0000 http://oldandrew.edublogs.org/2008/02/02/i-have-a-dream/#comment-96 Over here Across the Pond, we have the same nightmares. I guess it's comforting that this is so universal. But I've never had my fingers fall off. That's a scary twist. Over here Across the Pond, we have the same nightmares. I guess it’s comforting that this is so universal.

But I’ve never had my fingers fall off. That’s a scary twist.

]]> By: Mister Teacher http://oldandrew.edublogs.org/2008/02/02/i-have-a-dream/comment-page-1/#comment-90 Mister Teacher Sat, 09 Feb 2008 21:03:27 +0000 http://oldandrew.edublogs.org/2008/02/02/i-have-a-dream/#comment-90 Yep, I'm right there with you, pal. There are a few times in real life when I have to up the volume a bit to get the kids' attention. Even a few times when I'm talking angrily. But I have definitely had the dream several times where I'm just outright screaming at the kids in a rage, to absolutely no effect. I still prefer that dream, though, over the one where I'm losing teeth... Yep, I’m right there with you, pal. There are a few times in real life when I have to up the volume a bit to get the kids’ attention. Even a few times when I’m talking angrily. But I have definitely had the dream several times where I’m just outright screaming at the kids in a rage, to absolutely no effect. I still prefer that dream, though, over the one where I’m losing teeth…

]]> By: Benjamin Baxter http://oldandrew.edublogs.org/2008/02/02/i-have-a-dream/comment-page-1/#comment-88 Benjamin Baxter Thu, 07 Feb 2008 03:53:58 +0000 http://oldandrew.edublogs.org/2008/02/02/i-have-a-dream/#comment-88 I punish my unmanageable, evil, hellion class with bookwork for a semester. There's always one class like that, too. http://awaitingtenure.wordpress.com/ I punish my unmanageable, evil, hellion class with bookwork for a semester. There’s always one class like that, too.

http://awaitingtenure.wordpress.com/

]]> By: Miss Señora http://oldandrew.edublogs.org/2008/02/02/i-have-a-dream/comment-page-1/#comment-84 Miss Señora Wed, 06 Feb 2008 01:16:11 +0000 http://oldandrew.edublogs.org/2008/02/02/i-have-a-dream/#comment-84 I too have had these dreams! I truly don't have many classroom management problems, but I still get overwhelmed and it manifests in my dreams by me being completely unable to corral my students. *sigh* the life of the newbie teacher I too have had these dreams! I truly don’t have many classroom management problems, but I still get overwhelmed and it manifests in my dreams by me being completely unable to corral my students. *sigh* the life of the newbie teacher

]]> By: oldandrew http://oldandrew.edublogs.org/2008/02/02/i-have-a-dream/comment-page-1/#comment-75 oldandrew Sat, 02 Feb 2008 22:20:39 +0000 http://oldandrew.edublogs.org/2008/02/02/i-have-a-dream/#comment-75 I had that in my NQT year. Since then my experience of that has been limited (outside of cover lessons). Thinking about it, that pretty much comes down to my willingness to kick up a fuss rather than suffer in silence. If I look like I might have an unteachable class then I'll be reporting it to some combination of HOD, HOY, SMT and my union rep until I have the necessary support. (And that pretty much comes down to having the confidence to know when I have done all that is physically possible to deal with the problem myself.) Of course, the ironic side-effect of standing up to awful classes is being labelled as having poor behaviour management for the 18 months or so it takes to sink in with the kids that I'm not going to give up trying to teach them. I had that in my NQT year. Since then my experience of that has been limited (outside of cover lessons). Thinking about it, that pretty much comes down to my willingness to kick up a fuss rather than suffer in silence. If I look like I might have an unteachable class then I’ll be reporting it to some combination of HOD, HOY, SMT and my union rep until I have the necessary support. (And that pretty much comes down to having the confidence to know when I have done all that is physically possible to deal with the problem myself.)

Of course, the ironic side-effect of standing up to awful classes is being labelled as having poor behaviour management for the 18 months or so it takes to sink in with the kids that I’m not going to give up trying to teach them.

]]> By: Lilyofthefield http://oldandrew.edublogs.org/2008/02/02/i-have-a-dream/comment-page-1/#comment-74 Lilyofthefield Sat, 02 Feb 2008 21:55:48 +0000 http://oldandrew.edublogs.org/2008/02/02/i-have-a-dream/#comment-74 You've never had a class that WOULD NOT all shut up at the same time or even attempt the work? You lucky sod. I remember asking my HOD to come in to this vile Y9 group because I simply could not control them. After ten minutes of futile intervention he left, leaving me his sympathy and "I don't see the point in two of us wasting our time in here. Stick a video on and get them to colour something in" You’ve never had a class that WOULD NOT all shut up at the same time or even attempt the work? You lucky sod. I remember asking my HOD to come in to this vile Y9 group because I simply could not control them. After ten minutes of futile intervention he left, leaving me his sympathy and “I don’t see the point in two of us wasting our time in here. Stick a video on and get them to colour something in”

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