Finishing Strong - Wrapping Up Week Two

Finishing the Final Week Strong


Planning for my final week of teaching I am giving back two classes, Animal Science and Food Science.  In theory this makes sense because my contract was to teach till the point I got and then hand them back over.  I will say I am going to miss teaching the students.  The struggle I had this week though was a classroom management issue which I found myself having no guidance on dealing with. I had two students decide to start shouting at each other and even though I told them to knock it off they proceeded to continue shouting at each other.  I found this to be a frustrating situation because this was my final day in that class. I did everything I was trained to do and yet part of me feels like I should have escalated it from a warning to a write up.  I hope to move forward from this instance and focus on the positives of teaching.

I am excited and nervous to be wrapping up this week.  My game plan is to have 15 more successful classes and show Penn State Proud by ending strong.  I just have to remind myself that I am an Ag Teacher by choice and not by chance.

To Be Continued . . .

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  1. Tiffany MoreyApril 16, 2018 at 5:26 PM

    George, remember to focus on the learning experience that comes from the negative moments of teaching and to use it to better yourself as an educator. Take time to reflect, write down notes about what happened, and write suggestions of how to handle the situation when it arises again. Remember, experience is what we get when we don't get what we want. Finish strong!

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