Reflection Of Student Students: Goals And Responsives

WEEKLY GOALS AND SUMMARIES

Goal One: Try the strategies discussed in last weeks goals with Student R.

Accomplished: Student R was much more responsive this week than the past few weeks. I would like to think that it was how I was approaching him, but it could also be a situation he was experiencing personally. I have come to realize that not all reactions from students are because of how I have dealt with them. Some are because they are tired, stressed, or having a difficult time adjusting to something in their personal life. I did use the strategies that Mrs. K suggested, but also casually discussed with Student K and a few other students about how the brain absorbs information and is malleable. That it really never “gets full”.
He quite often gets mad or upset in class when something is not going as he expected. I have discussed Student J’s previous reactions with Mrs. K and she had some great theories that put his behavior into perspective, but nothing concrete. Because of her observations, I chose to take a very gentle approach with Student J. I am not sure if he came running towards me as a choice when he was asked to join the class or leave, or if it was the only place he could find to hide. Since he was beside me, I took the opportunity to quietly suggest that Student J step out of the class to regain his composure. I am disappointed that he had made such a commotion when he got up to go out into the hallway. I am not sure if there was a better way to handle the situation. He just seemed so angry. Enhancing C3:sets goals for further growth, I will research other option on how to handle anger in the classroom. Maybe I can find other tools that could be
I noticed that he only had the markers for FREE with no other clocks found. He tried to cover his board. I made a comment that he had an unlucky bingo board and that maybe we should trade his in for a different one. He agreed, so I went and grabbed him a different board. We listened to Mrs. K call the next bingo time, and sure enough Student L had it on his board. I noticed that he could not find the correct time. I cheered loudly and said that Student L finally got a marker on his board and pointed at the correct clock. Student L smiled and put down a marker. I then went to assist more students but came back periodically helping Student L out when I saw a correct time on his board. When the students went out for nutrition break I mentioned to Mrs. K that Student L was not able to find the correct time on the board. She thanked me and said that she will set up review for