whiskeydickwinters

You'd be surprised how much older I look than most of the students, but there will always be those who mature quickly.

One thing that sounds simple and not significant is that I wear a tie every single day, even though most of the teachers at the school do not and there's no dress code compelling me to. Like I said, sounds silly, but I noticed a significant change in classroom management difficulties once I began dressing more formally every day. I wish I had a better explanation for that bit, but I don't. I guess students just see the tie as meaning 'yo, it's work time'.

Another is to just not let emotions run ANYTHING!!! These kids have disrespected me, mocked me, made fun of me, and at times openly defied me. You HAVE to roll with the punches and not take a single thing personally or let them rattle you. Most of them will stop 'testing' you once you've shown them they won't get anything from it.

Things calm down a LOT once you start making calls home. That was what did it for me, I began writing the names of students down who had frequent behavioral issues and calling home once it reached a point.

A student called me a faggot once. That was rough to take. Not because I'm gay or offended by that word, but because it just takes so much malice and disrespect to say that to another human being. I reprimanded the shit out of her, more for the 2 gay students in the class than for myself. You don't get to use that kind of language in my class, which I work very hard to make a comfortable and safe environment.

MONROE DOCTRINE AND ANDY ROO JACKSON, BRO!

I actually think they've fallen out of popularity with guys for the most part. I see very few students with cornrows or dreads, but that could just be around here.

With women, I think it's viewed as a more 'traditional' or 'ethnic' haircut. But truth be told, I haven't earned my masters in cornrow culture yet, but by golly, I'm working on it!

I AM TEACHBOT 3000. I WILL EDUCATE YOUR CHILDREN.