Sixth is the Worst

I notice I do get called back a lot so I guess I must be doing something right. The schools that let the students get away with disrupting class have difficulty getting subs, I’d bet. There is one-sixth grade that is really tough. I have been called back three times. There is a classroom assitant who works one-on-one with a developmentally delayed student. The class is full of back-talkers. Whenever I say something, one of the students will yell out a response that is contrary. “That’s not how Mrs. J does it!” Others will pipe up. Much arguing.

This seems to be a pattern with sixth graders. There were only about five students who stayed in their seats and worked. The assistant chimed in her observations about the students being out of control, which made me look bad. I got a note with a heart on it from one student, apologizing for the whole class.