walking out
I have this system with my kids. Everytime I have to pause to wait for the class to quieten down or anyone to pay attention, I will put a stroke on the whiteboard. Once it hits 5 storkes, I will walk out of the class. Whatever I'm suppose to cover for that lesson, I will leave it to them to discover on their own, and for the next lesson, I will just start on what I'm suppose to teach in the next lesson.
It has been quite effective. They tend to take it for granted during the first 2 strokes, but when the 3rd and 4th stroke is drawn, they will try to maintain their silence as much as possible.
Today, they were making so much noise, blatantly sleeping and refuse to pay attention. Finally, they hit the 5th stroke, and I stopped what I was saying and walked out. It would have been a lot more impactful if I take my stuff and walk out, but unfortunately, I have to keep my laptop first. That took an extra 2 mins. However, there was dead silence when I was packing.
It sucks. The feeling sucks. The class chairperson came after me, in tears, asking me to give the class another chance. It made the feeling sucks even more. It pains to see that it is the attentive student who is affected by my punishment to the class. I wondered if the inattentive ones know their mistake and make ammendments?
I remember episodes from "Supernanny", where some parents struggled in the beginning, to the point of tears, in the earlier stages of enforcing the new punishments and rules. However, Supper Nanny would always remind them that it is neccessary for the child to grow up being kids with character.
I made that mistake last year - not carrying out and enforcing my rules and consequences well enogh, resulting in them not learning. If I don't harden my heart and carry out the punishment when needed, damn me for making the same mistakes this year.
I hope those who were in their slumber would wake up. Then the tears of their chairperson would be worth it.
But my heart has yet to be hardened well enough for me not to be affected by it.
It has been quite effective. They tend to take it for granted during the first 2 strokes, but when the 3rd and 4th stroke is drawn, they will try to maintain their silence as much as possible.
Today, they were making so much noise, blatantly sleeping and refuse to pay attention. Finally, they hit the 5th stroke, and I stopped what I was saying and walked out. It would have been a lot more impactful if I take my stuff and walk out, but unfortunately, I have to keep my laptop first. That took an extra 2 mins. However, there was dead silence when I was packing.
It sucks. The feeling sucks. The class chairperson came after me, in tears, asking me to give the class another chance. It made the feeling sucks even more. It pains to see that it is the attentive student who is affected by my punishment to the class. I wondered if the inattentive ones know their mistake and make ammendments?
I remember episodes from "Supernanny", where some parents struggled in the beginning, to the point of tears, in the earlier stages of enforcing the new punishments and rules. However, Supper Nanny would always remind them that it is neccessary for the child to grow up being kids with character.
I made that mistake last year - not carrying out and enforcing my rules and consequences well enogh, resulting in them not learning. If I don't harden my heart and carry out the punishment when needed, damn me for making the same mistakes this year.
I hope those who were in their slumber would wake up. Then the tears of their chairperson would be worth it.
But my heart has yet to be hardened well enough for me not to be affected by it.
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