Jessica Eitzen's Blog (2)

Something is up with one of my students. In the last 2 weeks, it seems like her personality has just done a complete 180.







She used to be very sweet and get along with everyone in class. But in the last 2 weeks she's become very irritable, stubborn, and even has huge bursts of intense anger. She tattles on every little thing and has even been caught lying about many of the things of which she tattles. She's started picking fights with children she claims are her best… Continue

I'm only in my second year of teaching. It's rough. This year's group is horrible when it comes to behavior, and having an 18-day Christmas break (yes...18 days) seemed to have been retroactive to their behavior. Any semblance of control I had before break has yet to be regained. I'm starting to wonder if it's me....



At what point do you stop saying, "That teacher has to send kids to the office because they're godless heathens" (though that can be said about one class in my… Continue