Ahhhhhhhhh! That's the sound of my body relaxing for the first time all day. If I were a crier, today would be the day. If I try to think of things that went well today, my list would be extremely short. Even my normally nerdy overachievers who don't know how to make a bad decision made bad decisions today.
On days like these, I feel like I have no idea how to manage a classroom, never mind teach. What I do feel good about after today is that for those few students who had a great day and were consistently on task, I sent home a good note. Just a quick note that took me 2 seconds to write that says "I enjoy having ____ in class. She is a good role model for other students." I use "she" because only girls received them. I have a rowdy bunch of boys and it doesn't help they overwhelm the girls in movement, loudness, and bad choices just because they're boys, but also because I have twice as many as I do girls. I've tried giving away some of the boys to other teachers, but I've not been successful. The other teachers see my kids and stay as far away from them as possible. I'm not saying that the other teachers "hate" my class, but my class has many students that other teachers have had issues with. Is it bed to say that I like when other teachers get onto particular students so I'm not the only bad guy all day??
At the end of the day, I'm thankful that I work with such wonderful people and have wonderful friends; they relieve a lot of the stress so I am re energized enough to manage these crazy kiddos each day.
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