Wall

There are some days at work where I feel like if I talked to a wall, it would respond better than the kids. Today was one of those days. I don't know what it was, but I was not getting through to them today. My key players would not listen to me at all. One boy got upset over something and stopped doing work. I went up to him a few minutes later and said, "What would happen if I stopped teaching whenever I was angry?" I responded for him and said, "I would never teach!" That surprisingly got him to start working. Sometimes I just feel like I'm fighting an uphill battle. I just keep putting in my best effort because I am determined to get my students to learn what they need to learn in 4th grade!