tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2953162548234826111.post3822161457984383118..comments2010-10-30T12:28:07.598-07:00Comments on Into the Woods: The Wild, Wild WestVagabond Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01338053109988018465noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2953162548234826111.post-84066320647974907072010-05-09T16:44:45.716-07:002010-05-09T16:44:45.716-07:00Sarah - I've been in classes where the teacher...Sarah - I've been in classes where the teacher lets kids go wild. It does no favors for anyone. <br /><br />Theresa - He was not a kind child. I highly doubt he was stabbed. More likely just written on in a scuffle over his pen.<br /><br />Chris - Sometimes it does help. Not only do the other kids pay attention without the distraction, but the next kid thinking of stretching his boundaries thinks again.<br /><br />Cheeseboy - It is definitely hard. I think this child had some huge anger issues, and I felt badly for him. Clearly his problems were caused by more than disagreements with classmates.Vagabond Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01338053109988018465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2953162548234826111.post-76627302293700160942010-05-08T22:01:52.660-07:002010-05-08T22:01:52.660-07:00I always feel badly for substitute teachers in a s...I always feel badly for substitute teachers in a situation like this one. These problem children all have their quirks and if you are going in blind, you never know what is going to set them off or how to handle them. Bravo to you though. Sounds like you are doing everything you can.Cheeseboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02358419997798632644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2953162548234826111.post-27426862636188424312010-05-08T15:35:28.696-07:002010-05-08T15:35:28.696-07:00On the contrary, I love confrontation like this be...On the contrary, I love confrontation like this because I love to send kids out when they're a giant pile of crap. Not because I like getting kids in trouble, but because I like seeing everyone else in the class start working and paying attention better because they don't have to worry about that extra distraction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2953162548234826111.post-31044711577220023282010-05-08T14:27:07.875-07:002010-05-08T14:27:07.875-07:00Students like that bug me. You're not good fo...Students like that bug me. You're not good for anything? I guess he didn't see the irony or his statement nor the irony that he may have been stabbed with his own pen.<br /><br />At least the day is over.Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2953162548234826111.post-69378654806987314102010-05-07T20:37:04.848-07:002010-05-07T20:37:04.848-07:00The showdown is the worst thing about subbing. I&...The showdown is the worst thing about subbing. I'm way beyond losing my temper with kids, but man, those showdown kids can really make you want to kill yourself. I subbed at a school once (and, I'm pretty good!) that was so bad, and it was eighth grade to boot, and they totally turned on me. I had a bad feeling when I went in in the morning and the teacher was there and he said his kids call him Rudy (not even his name) and he found it endearing. His room was a pit and the kids came in like they owned the place. One kid threw a ruler at me. It hit me in the face. Worst day of my life.Sarah https://www.blogger.com/profile/14091395645226862871noreply@blogger.com