I am enjoying this wonderful fall weather! My two favorite seasons of the year are spring and fall. They are beautiful times of year! You know, you can feel children changing with the seasons also. They settle into their respective routines of school life just like the beautiful fall leaves that fall and settle on the ground for the winter.
Many of my students are now very comfortable with their new teachers and daily schedules. For some, this brings out their true colors. You find out what they are really like. The two new students to my classroom this year have acclimated well to our classroom routines. They are enjoying earning Big Bucks and getting to reap the benefits of their good behavior and work habits, particularly the new student with previous behavior issues. He has improved by leaps and bounds! I am so proud of his change in attitude and performance! We are not having the major acting out issues, nor the disrespectful talk, and he is reaping the benefits. He has been very insightful as to why he is doing better. He realizes that his attitude determines his day. That is profound for this student! I appreciate his grandmother at home and the staff at my school for working together to help him enjoy coming to school.
My goal for the remainder of this school year is to focus on helping each of my students to enjoy coming to school. I look forward to helping them develop more appropriate social skills, better work habits and motivation to excel in their studies. Believe me, that is a huge task with these students! Several of them have been in my class since first grade and are now in the fifth grade. I have seen much growth, but want more. Academic growth is not enough; they must be able to relate well with others. The work is great...the Source of my strength is greater!
"No steam or gas drives anything until it is confined. No life ever grows great until it is focused, dedicated, disciplined." ---Harry Emerson Fosdick, DD
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