...And I can NOT express how thankful I am for that!!! My brain is fried!!! I just finished my grades for the end of the year and I fell a sense of relief because these 7th graders are m-o-v-i-n-g o-n!!!! Yay... I think... Next year, I will be teaching 8th grade which means... the same kids... uugghh!!!
I'm kind of looking forward to the new challenge of 8th grade, along with the fact that I will have mostly our at-risk population. I'm excited because this is where I "cut my teeth" in education. My first set of kids ever were adjudicated felons at an Alternative High School. I LOVED IT!! They just needed a few boundaries set and to know that someone cared about them and wanted them to succeed. It wasn't easy but I really enjoyed the work.
Hopefully, this next year will be a good one. They will have had the summer to mature a little (if wishes were horses...) and I will have had some time to rest and reset.
This summer will be spent changing my lesson plans and classroom practices (because there is a complete difference between 7th grade and 8th). Hopefully (tongue in cheek) I can find a way to help them buy into education again... you know... before they leave us to go to high school.
I'm looking for some ideas to engage this group so if there is ANYONE who wants to share a few suggestions and strategies, please feel free!!! I am ALL EARS!!! (OR EYES!!! LOL!!!!
