These past 6 days with kids have been a bit stressful. For the most part I like my class. For the most part! I have a few issues with how things are going so far...
- The kids don't seem to care if they please me, which is usually a characteristic of a 4th grader.
- The kids won't stop talking.
- The kids are unable to listen to directions and follow them. I spend most of my day walking around to check that they have followed my directions and if they haven't, I nag them!
- They are very low in math.
- They don't participate in class. I ask questions and all I hear is crickets (and no, they are not a part of a science project).
- I don't feel the same way at this point this year as I did at the same point last year. I wanted to be sure of this, so I read the blogs I wrote during this same point last year and they sound very different than how I feel right now.
I am worn out! These kids are wearing me out. I know that I should be worn out, considering I'm getting back into the routine of teaching all day and answering 1,000 plus questions each day. BUT...I shouldn't be this tired and feel this behind. We have been unable to get through all of our work each day. I feel this is because of their inability to follow directions and attentively listen to ANYTHING!
I sure hope these feelings change, because this year will seem 10 times as long if they don't!
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