Week 8

Made it through the week. Changed up my tests so that students don't recieve the same multiple choice tests and I am getting mixed reviews! I started incorporating the films into the instruction and I believe that it is helping from the reactions of the students. They seem more engaged...and I hope they are listening and reading along to see what comes next in the films. Thursday I had a miraculous 4b class. I had been having 8 weeks of trouble until that day where I can say that that class was the best class I have had since my time at South Harrison. They were engaged, quiet when needed, discussing when needed and they all said they enjoyed reading this time around. THANK GOODNESS. I do not think I did anything different...I think that since report cards went out that many students got a lecture at home and now have a fire lit underneath them! YAY for report cards.
Friday was interesting. I was there for a half a day and my first class which is normally enjoyable was putting up a fight because It was friday and they did not like that they had a quiz. Salem Witch Trials kept the attention of the students who do not normally and the other students were disengaged. I tried my best but fridayidus got the best of them. Because of talking I did have to assign extra homework which displeased the students who listen in class...the four today, but hopefully they will get creative with the assignment.

I CANT BELIEVE IT IS THE 8th WEEK?!?

Action Research Panic mode is setting in.