So
my summer goal may sound a little weird, but if you are an education major you
will understand. My goal is to work on
my tough guy teacher voice. You want me
to in courage a kid I have you covered, but something I have been trying to
work on is using a serious voice. My
biggest struggle is that sometimes kids do really cute things when they are
being mischievous and I end up laughing. I think I have been making progress
this summer. I have been subbing as an
aide in special education classroom. Now
when I whip out my serious kids actually listen to me. The kids give me plenty of opportunities to practice
it, but I don’t mind because it gives me a chance to practice.
Another
thing I have been learning is that with different children you have to respond
differently. Some children you can sing
songs to keep the class in order. In a kindergarten
class I was in the teacher would sing part of a song and then the students
would sing it back. It talked about a
bubble. The students knew when their bubbles
were in they were to be quiet. Other
students need to know you mean business.
Some of the younger students I have worked with need their hand held
when we go outside. The school is located by a major road. Some of the kids have tried to get away from
my grip. I tell the child that they have
to hold my hand when we are outside. It
is a risk to the child safety if I let them go.
