Second Semester

The start of the second semester has been encouraging. I openly talked to the potentially disruptive students during the second week. I told them that I was going to call their parent about their behavior and follow the call up with an email to the principal. This got their attention right away. I seem to have gotten their respect by threatening them rather than earning it. This kind of bother me but I'll do what I have to do.

The only thing I did differently this semester was stopped doing bell ringer problems. They did not improve scores or keep the students busy until I was finished with the roll. My classroom/lab management plan is well designed so I never had a problem with procedures and organization. The students this semester seem more discipline and eager to learn. This really helps a great deal. It seems I'm in a situation where nothing is broken, so I'm not going to change anything.