Monday, June 4, 2007

Too many red dots...

I sat at my desk filling out placement cards for my students for the next school year. I am expected to put a red dot on each card where the student poses a behavior issue. I began separating them into two piles, those who need red dots, and those who do not. I was amazed...I had seven! At that point, I took a deep breath, and tried analyzing them again. I didn't want to label so many kids as "red dots" but, I could not send any of them on without one. These are the times when a teacher truly feels frustrated with themselves, the parents, the students, etc. Seven is just too many...

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