My quieter and shy students have expressed frustration with the other students and peer pressure to stop so that I can continue is not working due to the large group of students who are rowdy. But my third period-lunch period as well as my largest class-has a fairly large group of kids who simply will not be quiet to allow my lessons to continue. I’ve never even yelled at ANYONE before this year. I have a tendency to implode, not explode (which isn’t healthy either). I am very aware how ineffective yelling actually is, and I am usually not a person who loses my temper. Overall this semester, we have a pretty high failure rate so far for ELA. They like me, but hate English and reading. In my fourth period, behavior is not as big of a problem but students outright not turning in any work and negative attitude toward anything I do except Blooket is getting to me. I genuinely adore my kids, but my mental health is starting to suffer because of the amount of yelling and fussing I am doing in my third period. I was forewarned that this group of freshmen is a particularly rough to manage group.
I’m a first year teacher and I was placed with freshmen. That’s the whole reason I joined the teaching profession to make students feel safe. I believe I am on the right track with student relationships. Students feel comfortable asking me to speak with them to voice their concerns or even simply ask why I’m choosing to do something they dislike. Another has confided and allowed me to steer them to the counselor for much needed intervention. Many of my students have come to me and thanked me for being open minded and accepting of them. “They’ll see you as weak” and maybe I’m naive, but I don’t think so, because despite the classroom management issues I’m facing I have already forged close bonds with many students and a lot of students feel safe confiding in me. People in my personal life are starting to tell me to stop calling students sweetheart and to stop the sweet act. No matter how many times I tell them to stop doing it, they’re not getting it. My classroom is tiny and 31 students with 15 of them trying to talk across my room feels like chaos to me. I work on this every day but it’s a problem that is effecting my mood majorly. A loud classroom is overwhelming for me and I am distractible. I should also mention that I get overstimulated very quickly. I’m starting to think that my sweetness and youngness is working against me. I melt easily and while I am not a pushover, I value the emotional state of my students a lot. Everyone is “sweetheart” or “honey” or “darlin’” to me. I am also very soft toned and I do have a sweet demeanor. Most teachers mistake me for a student and many students mistake me for one of them. I should start with the fact that I look young. This isn’t really an ELA question but an overall classroom management rant. Honestly kind of a rant but hoping for similar stories and first year teacher advice. r/ECEProfessionals: early childhood education Share and discuss educational techologies that can support and improve teaching and learning. Share and discover teaching resources, including lessons, demos, blogs, simulations, and visual aids. Learn about and discuss the practice of teaching and receive support from fellow teachers. Learn about and discuss the news and politics of education.
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