So, I was doing some thinking about behavior and the general demeanor of each one of my class periods. If you're middle school and up, you know what I mean when I say that each class period has its own personality. So, if my had to describe the personality of each class starting with the last one first, it would go something like this:
8th Period- Fairly non-chalant, a group who believes they're more mature than they are; they have a special place in my heart bc we do a lot of things together that I don't do with my other classes bc they are the last period. As a result, they know my personality so well that within the first minute of class they can tell what kind of day I'm having and they adjust their behavior to my mood.
7th Period- This is the group that wants to learn; they have real potential all around, but they have to be pushed; they have a special place in my heart bc they are always ready to try!
6th Period- These people are hillarious. They often need help, but they have a special place in my heart because they always, always manage to put a smile on my face with their jokes, dances, and their twist on the way they perceive my instruction.
5th Period- My fifth period never ever stops! Stop what you ask? WHATEVER THEY ARE DOING, THEY JUST NEVER EVER EVER STOP. I've lost about 12 pounds since August and I'm pretty sure I have 5th hour to thank. They have a special place in my heart because they are almost single-handedly responsible for my growths as a teacher. 5th period keeps me going and forces me to explore the definition of authentic teaching and I am absolutely positively in love with them for it. I would never give up anyone in my 5th period.
3rd Hour- This is probably my most mature group. They know me very well because most of them are in my advisory and Reading Enrichment class. They rarely ever cause any problems and they love to learn. I usually talk to my 3rd period as if they are my colleagues rather than my students. Calm down. What I mean is that we have a lot of dialogue about emotional based feelings rather than conversation always stemming from academics. They are special because 3rd period warms me up for the rest of the day. They know what I like and they never stray from that.
As you can see, all of my classes are drastically different. The one thing that remains true for all of them is that I love them all dearly. Even though 5th hour NEVER STOPS, 6th period is full of comedians and my entire 8th hour is filled with adults in middle school bodies, the more I get to know them the harder it is to complete weekends without having to tell someone to begin their "Warm Up" or to "Please stop dancing", or "No, you can't borrow my shoes or braid my hair" and that, "I don't know if the double-cheeseburger at Jack-in-the-Box has a tomato on it."
Could it be that I'm falling in love?
Sunday, September 30, 2007
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