one more thing...
Tomorrow I get to figure out the following equation:44 eighth grade band members + 96 deg. F band room + first day of school + class directly after lunch + new teachers + other random factors = x behavioral problems.
When my SCT and I went over to the middle school, we discovered that the air conditioning for half of the building, where the band room happens to be, has been broken since June. I am not sure what will happen, however, here is what could happen:
44 eighth grade band members: Large groups of middle school students generally tend to try to gang up against teachers when the teacher is lacking in the validation that the student needs. Generally, music kids are relatively well-behaved, but we'll see. This is, however, a great variable.
96 deg. F band room: It will be hot and humid in the room, it will drain the students of their energy. The lack of energy in an adolescent keeps the adolescent from focusing as well. Therefore, we will not have attention spans. The teachers' mental prowesses are included into this part of the equation as well. I really hope though that the heat will put them to sleep.
First day of school: Students will be jittery because they will not know what to expect. The nerves will keep them in their comfort zones and will help them behave, however, there can be exceptions.
Class directly after lunch: Students will be pepped up from sudden free-time. They will need to calm down somehow, and it's our class period to do it. However, digestion will also help them calm down a bit, I hope. We'll see how this will go. Generally, students are hyper after lunch, but will calm down quickly once in their seats.
Two new teachers: The students will be scared. The will not know what to expect as they do not know what will make my SCT or myself mad. This is the magic power that teachers have and know how to use well.
posted by Amanda @ 8:28 PM
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