I found "Chalk" a very entertaining movie. It was a humerous, but accurate interpretation of what issues teachers face. I especially noted Mr. Stroope as he struggled through his first year of teaching.
I am happy to report that Mr. Lowrey learns to manage the classroom. It just goes to show that the first year of teaching is a learning experience (as is any year). He started off the year not being respected, having troubles with classroom management, and ended the year with an overall good relationship with the students. I learned a lot about how to establish a good relationship with my students from watching Mr. Lowrey struggle. One way that he did this was to find a way to relate to his students. He let the students help in study for the "Spelling Hornet." The students cheered him on and wanted him to win. He also went and visited a parent. I don't think it was the best idea to get drunk with a parent, but he did try to a establish a good parent/teacher relationship to improve one of his students' behavior. He took the parents advice to be more firm and it worked. He was able to gain control of his classroom and he seemed rather pleased with himself.
I am happy to report that Mr. Lowrey learns to manage the classroom. It just goes to show that the first year of teaching is a learning experience (as is any year). He started off the year not being respected, having troubles with classroom management, and ended the year with an overall good relationship with the students. I learned a lot about how to establish a good relationship with my students from watching Mr. Lowrey struggle. One way that he did this was to find a way to relate to his students. He let the students help in study for the "Spelling Hornet." The students cheered him on and wanted him to win. He also went and visited a parent. I don't think it was the best idea to get drunk with a parent, but he did try to a establish a good parent/teacher relationship to improve one of his students' behavior. He took the parents advice to be more firm and it worked. He was able to gain control of his classroom and he seemed rather pleased with himself.
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Reflection on what WE have learned as teachers will be just as important to improve for future years as it is for our students themselves to be learning. Hopefully we don't start off as unprepared as Mr. Lowery, but I do hope that we improve throughout our first few years of teaching as much as he did.
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