Grommets

Jul. 5th, 2006 06:38 pm
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and grinding. First day both schools went well, starting to prep for day 2. 13 more days to go.

First class descending towards chaos, they've been given a difficult task and don't quite know what to do with it. The more aggressive ones are working on it, the less so are asking for more help. Tomorrow, one aide gone. Tomorrow, two hours of visits. Friday, close up for energy.

Gonna be hard to get traction when all they want is the the Solar Car.

Afternoon class slowly mentally glazing their way to failure--well, that's why they're in summer school. But they're not picking up newtonian mechanics any way I explain it--they just sort of sit there. Motivation is the hardest thing.

Gonna be hard to get traction when all they want is to not be bothered.

And me? Hard to get traction, after all that work, when this won't lead further on. I was told I needed to teach this HTH one to improve my teaching, then dropped into the class with no support or materials whatsoever. And I've more or less closed the door on the first job, by stepping out of it in this fashion. Should have handled it better. How, I have no clue--better communication, perhaps.

Suck. having what seems to be the perfect job destruct is a bummer. Another teacher advises me that I can press the district for a job, since the school gave me a letter of intent, but I don't see that as a good idea.

Did that.

Date: 2006-07-06 06:59 am (UTC)
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