Day 1 - Lets Get to Know you
Day 1 is in the books. I am not as tired as I anticipated. My classes went well which is always nice. My 1st Block class started slowly as students trickled in due to traffic and/or busses running late. There are not enough busses for my school, so some busses are running multiple routes meaning students who rely on them to get to school were late. How late? Many missed a 1/3 to 1/2 of the class today. I started class by covering the required material s l o o o o w l y. My psychology classes were asked to answer some questions about themselves and then, pair with a student they had never met to guess the answers to the same questions. Have you ever tried to guess a stranger's favorite song? Their hidden talent? What would this person you've never met do if they won the lottery? It was a change of pace from a simple student survey. It got students talking. Step one to building a positive classroom culture is getting to know the people in the class. Each class l...