Really struggling with a few students in my kindergarten class this year and looking for suggestions. I've been teaching K for 10 of the 16 years I've been a teacher, and have never felt as disrespected by students as I do this year. Several students continually talk, yell, and laugh over me, or make noises when I am talking. They are sent away from the group to reset and make a better choice, but usually continue when they return. Parent contact has been supportive, but hasn't helped.

Posting as :
works at
You are currently posting as works at

Wow- I’m a 9th year teacher, first year in kindergarten and what you described is exactly what I’m experiencing. I have a handful who do the same and it honestly changes the tone of the entire class.

Related Posts

I miss my extended family. I haven't traveled to see my Mother or anyone since this started.

like

Tips for returning to work after paternity leave? I return in two weeks after what will be five weeks off.

How many of you are doing back up care/day care/ child care vs managing children at home? What's your thoughts around this, pros and cons?

Any other adoptive parent 🐠 out there?

like

Hi ladies...

Those working mother,

How are you managing with a kid/kids while working.

like

Hi All, i have been going through reviews in Glassdoor and every review mentions of a poor work life balance. Is it that bad?
And how are the typical yearly increments like if a women comes back from a maternity leave?

like

I’m about to have a baby and it’s hit me that we will have family over to visit and the baby will still need to eat. How did you handle nursing around family? I really don’t want to leave the room every time I need to nurse but also am not thrilled about being super exposed in front of my dad. Is getting a good nursing cover the best solution? Any recommendations or encouragement would be greatly appreciated!!

like
like

Did anyone else adopt the new Florida Wonders curriculum? We just adopted it this school year, and I teach 4th grade. My team and I have not found a good flow, schedule, or whatever you want to call it. We feel like it teaches too many skills in one lesson, and we are not able to truly teach anything “deep” enough for students to master. Does anyone have any insight? What do you do? Do you like the curriculum? Why or why not? Would you be willing to share what you do weekly/daily? Thanks!

like

Any suggestions for wireless / cordless baby monitor? Thanks!

Hi Guys
I will be joining IBM next week in Bangalore ( physical onboarding ) and my hometown is in West bengal , My father is having health problems , mother won't be able to handle everything and no such person we can rely on . Also I am getting married in January . Hence If i stay in Bangalore there will be no one to take responsibility for my marriage prep also . If i convey to my ibm manager will they consider for 4months of WFH?Any documents may have to show?
Need your suggestion please

like

What are the paternity benefits at Accenture? Am I correct in reading 8 weeks?

Any child-free folks want to get together for a drink Wednesday evening?

like

I decided on a job change last december, and started applying with highest passion and consistency.And last week bagged 4 offers. I also got the news last week that i am pregnant. The positions i bagged were quite something i would look up to, but i wanted to be honest with employers and told them right away, I was declined on both. Now i have a dream role with relocation. I dont want to loose this. I am only 6 weeks pregnant. What should i do now?

like

Another Black Friday question - I am not showing yet but a lot of great maternity clothing is on sale. I am not hoping to buy much, but what were some essentials that you need to get you through your entire pregnancy - that I can buy now?

like

Been trying for 2 years, started the fertility doctor tests, then lost coverage. Just got it back and did a “reset” appointment at fertility clinic, only to find out I’m pregnant. The irony!

like

Just heard that my district will have classroom and live-recording learning. I’m thankful because I now can feed my family, my newborn and a recent-sponsored wife! I’m scared because I’m almost 50 and I’m afraid I might catch the virus and die leaving behind my 1 month baby and a wife who is not legal in the state yet! The USCIS or Trump’s dept. thinks she’s not good enough to be in the US!! We applied for green card and SS card since August 2019!

Any recommendations for an ob-gyn or tips for finding one on short notice in Vancouver? Friend who is trying to get pregnant just moved there from the US and is having a hard time finding someone! TIA!

like

I'm in North Carolina... and I resigned after eighteen years, with MONTHS of leave I'd accrued and never used. The sheer amount of work put on us was the proverbial straw (documenting EVERY student and parent contact, attendance, then updating attendance, grace-filled grades with no accountability from students, on TOP of the extra state requirements requiring IEP changes from switching back to all virtual from hybrid, and vice-versa.) I am done. I'm just done. And bummed about all that leave...

likesmart

what do you talk about in your 1:1s?

I got lucky and now have leadership that seems to care about my career growth, but I'm 1. a little overwhelmed taking over a new role from someone who went on parental leave earlier than expected and 2. not used to thinking outside my day to day job, happy to keep my head down and just produce good work.

most of what I bring up in these meetings are logistical or prioritization concerns but I feel like my manager is expecting a lot more from me.

like

More Posts

What is the salary of sap abap developer as per market standards for 5 years experience ?

like

How do you deal with finding out that a student died of covid? How do you process it?

like

Hi. I have been working with a Public Sector Bank for the past 3.5 years mainly doing day to day operations and credit lending. I want to switch to the Big4
Can anyone help me the roles that are inline with my present work-ex so i can switch to corporate banking?
I really wish to make the switch to corporate and I am open to take courses if that's what the company needs.

like

In 0-10 scale, How would you rate NIQ in terms WLB?

helpful

Hey everyone, first time poster. Does anyone have any insight on Mckinsey PEPI in London(type of work, deal flow etc)? It’s my understanding that 15% of Mckinsey engagements are PE related, but I’m unsure how the London office in particular performs (additionally, exit rates to PE funds)

like

Do you have a recommendation of trainings or books that help to improve verbal communication skills?

likehelpful

Anyone willing to chat with a strategist fresh out of Miami Ad School or know of any potential opportunities/someone I should connect with? Happy to!

like

A good company to work for on a small scale not much issue

Anybody heard of beauty@gotham agency under McCann Thoughts?

HELP: I have a new villager on my campsite. I want him to move in and replace one of my current villagers. The camper always suggest to kick out Bam but I want to keep him and kick out Renee. How do..

like

Hi All, Any one from RBS Account in Tata Consultancy is working from kolkata location?

like

Hi Fishes, Welcome to the data engineering Hive. Since we are growing it will be great if we can start with a brief introduction with this this thread. Mine is as follows

Company :- Harman international
YOE :- 6
tech :- AWS, Spark, Hadoop, airflow , Kafka , python , informatica, oracle, plsql ,sql

likesmart

Interested in meeting gay guys for a long term relationship or just for friends...

like

What is the salary for BSS Digital Engagement consultant in Ericsson for India locations?

like

So I'm not trying to be dense, but how is it worth billions of dollars to send Artemis to the moon when we haven't even figure out how to fix our own climate

like

Hey peeps wondering what it’s like being a sales engineer/solution consultant at Adobe, focussing on marketing?

like

Do I add this to my résumé and LinkedIn? Or do I just use it to impress friends and family?

Post Photo
likefunnyuplifting

What's the salary of a recruiting coordinator? (Nyc)

like

Are home warranties worth getting? Closed on a house in the Western suburbs - about 30 years old, though maintained well

like

Additional Posts in Kindergarten teachers

So I hear we are no longer doing go math in the upcoming school year. Instead, we will all be doing envision. Has anyone used envision and what are your thoughts on the program?

How the heck can I teach a kindergartener over the computer? It's all hands on in my class for the first couple of months. I have made and bought so many manipulatives but I can't send twenty home with the kiddos. When we do go back to in person learning they want to separate my kiddoes into two groups and I have to move between the two classes to teach. I'll be hauling my stuff on a cart to each class! I'm overwhelmed at the thought of all this.

like

I have been teaching K for 5 years, but have been in early childhood education teaching preschool and first grade for 20 years. I am seeing such a change in the way my students are coming into school now and it is not a good change. My kiddos lack fine motor, gross motor, and basic language skills. They lack self control and emotion management. They are not ready to learn. They don’t even know how to sit down and eat snack at their tables! For the first time ever, I have students who have never

I have decided to use ClassTag this year instead of Bloomz. I was paying a monthly fee for Bloomz and it was so glitchy

like

Does anyone have ideas for social distancing little kids walking in line? Teaching personal space in moving lines is difficult in normal years, but this year I don't know how I will get them to keep a 6ft. distance as they walk.

like

I attended a Kindergarten Readiness meeting and a preschool director who has been open for most of the pandemic said that her staff wears smocks or aprons to protect themselves. We are going back full time in less than a month. I am not sure if I should buy an apron. Does anyone know any research about this?

like

Anyone taught kindergarten or elementary schoolers and then made the switch to middle school? I thought it’d be nbd, but middle school is a different beast. They keep testing my patience. Any advice?

What kind of Earth day activities are you posting for next week?

like

Check out new teacher site where sellers make 100 percent profit.

Post Photo
like

What do you take for grades in your class/school/district? We have so much fun exploring and make great growth, but I find our hands on activities, while meaningful, are hard to quantify. Any ideas?

I just got a long-term sub position (~4wks) to kick off a new kinder class. It’s my first time with public school Kinder, and I am NERVOUS! Any tips and tricks for routine and building class unity?

any ideas on how to use these for kindergarten I have about 14 boxes

Post Photo

I HAVE AN INTERVIEW ON TUESDAY FOR A KINDERGARTEN POSITION BUT I'M PRETTY TERRIBLE AT INTERVIEWS 🤦 SO IF ANY TEACHER OUT THERE HAS ANY QUESTIONS THEY THINK I'LL GET ASKED OR ANY HELPFUL WORDING I CAN SAY TO INCREASE MY CHANCES OF GETTING IT THAT WOULD BE SUPER #TEACHERHELP

Do five and six year old kindergartners eat pencils? Seriously… I think I sharpen 50 pencils per day!🤣

good morning...4th yr teaching 1st year teaching kindergarten. Coming from 1st to kinder will there be a huge difference?

like

I was told to give one students “food rewards” when he does what he is supposed to do. I will only do this if others on task gets the same reward. Non-perishable, kid friendly, bite size food ideas?

like

I want to do anchor charts with my class, but I stink at drawing. Who here does anchor charts and lack drawing skills? How do you do yours?

Check out my brand new website. Lessontrader.com is a virtual marketplace for teachers to buy and sell resources. Make extra money on your hard work, especially virtual learning materials you developed due to Covid. Teacher sellers make 100% profit on anything they sell!!!!! Sign up today for FREE Membership and start uploading.

Post Photo
like

New to Fishbowl?

Download the Fishbowl app to
unlock all discussions on Fishbowl.
That was just a preview…
Sign Up to see all discussions
  • Discover what it’s like to work at companies from real professionals
  • Get candid advice from people in your field in a safe space
  • Chat and network with other professionals in your field
Sign up in seconds to unlock all discussions on Fishbowl.

Already a user?
Login here

Share

Embed this post

Copy and paste embed code on your site

Preview

Download the
Fishbowl app

See what’s happening in your industry
from the palm of your hand.

A phone with Fishbowl app

Send download link to your phone

OR

Scan your QR code to download
Fishbowl app on your mobile

By continuing you agree to Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

Messaging rates may apply

Download app

Sign up for free to view this conversation on Fishbowl

By continuing you agree to Terms of Use and Privacy Policy

Already have an account? Log in

Sign up for free to continue using Fishbowl

By continuing you agree to Terms of Use(New) and Privacy Policy(New)
Messaging rates may apply

Already have an account? Log in

For account settings, visit Fishbowl on Desktop Browser or

General

Legal