http://blog.torgodevil.com/archives/249 Crunky! This is a blog about an English teacher living in South Korea. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:19:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://blog.torgodevil.com/archives/249#comment-749 mom Thu, 19 Oct 2006 13:29:32 +0000 http://www.torgodevil.com/archives/249#comment-749 I think standing on the desk is a good way to get their attention! A little positive reinforcement of "I'm the boss, I'm bigger than you, now pay attention to what I say, I'm in charge of this class, listen up" kind of thing. I think standing on the desk is a good way to get their attention! A little positive reinforcement of “I’m the boss, I’m bigger than you, now pay attention to what I say, I’m in charge of this class, listen up” kind of thing.

]]> http://blog.torgodevil.com/archives/249#comment-747 Eric Wed, 18 Oct 2006 11:43:13 +0000 http://www.torgodevil.com/archives/249#comment-747 Finding your limit is good. When I was student teaching, my 6th period class refused to quiet down and pay attention. One day I snapped, stood on top of a desk and just started yelling at them. That was the end of that. I didn't feel good about it, but we all found out my tolerance level. Finding your limit is good. When I was student teaching, my 6th period class refused to quiet down and pay attention. One day I snapped, stood on top of a desk and just started yelling at them. That was the end of that. I didn’t feel good about it, but we all found out my tolerance level.

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