I laid down the law in three more classes yesterday, and I got pretty good results. As long as I stay consistent, I think it will be a pretty effective system. I have the students’ names posted on a big wall hanging in the front of the class, and I issue verbal warnings, then a yellow card (look out!), a red card (no snack today), and finally the evil black card (I’m going to call your mom tonight and have a chat).
Just two yellow cards on Monday.
The real test will be today when I have my younger kids. I’m going to have to spend a while explaining the system to them. Some are so young that maybe they just won’t get it, but I’m going to give it a try anyway. Anything to get those kiddies under control.
The temperature the last couple of days has dropped a degree or two. Yesterday I walked to work and didn’t use a sweatrag to wipe my brow for the first time since summer started. It isn’t over yet, though – probably another couple of weeks. Eck.
