Home Hot Topics Articles Directors' Choice Awards About Us / Contact Us Activities & Curriculum Activities for Outcome-Based Learning Arts & Crafts Music for Learning Recommended Reading Sharing Boards: What Do YOU Think? NEWSlink Current National News Conference Calendar Topics In Early Childhood Education Art and Creativity in Early Childhood Education Job Sharing Board State Licensing Requirements Stay Connected! Each month we'll send you an email filled with articles and ideas for your classroom. Subscribe Now Date: 4/13/2007 8:39:00 AM Author: Subject: Im taking a break! finally, spring break! a week away from the critters! I guess i am just so frustrated and clueless as to how to proceed with this group. further background, my co-worker was of for a week vacation, on my way to school I was in a minor car accident. They cancelled class for two days i was off cause NO ONE wanted to sub in our class. Mental health has come in to give suggestions, and sent another team in for a 'second opinion'. All said we follow through, and have goals and plans of action, however if we are not 'on top' of the kids in a group of less than four the other 'unsupervised' kids go crazy. Basically, the recommendation was to add THREE additional adults in the room to keep the group under control. Fantasy thought there! I do have a break on Fridays, we have three students from a local college doing student observations so they really help. We see a huge difference in behavior on those days, since we have the kids broken down in five groups, all with a teacher/student facilitating. but the rest of the week........... I am so saddened parents are just not helping out to change behaviors, and right before break I had a conference with a mom who is teaching her child to fight if he is 'dissed' in school. WHY?!!?!! This boy hasn't had problems in class with kids hurting him. He already is the biggest in class. At least the problem girls are coming around. (and their parents, too) Name: Email: Subject

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