Attention Span

Did you know that our attention span is half of our age in minutes? That goes for kids and adults. So I'm teaching a bunch of 10 year olds. They can only "focus" for 5 minutes until they get bored. It doesn't matter how engaging your lesson is. You need to change things up every 5 minutes to keep them focused. You need to teach something, them have them reflect on it. Then you have to somehow bring them back to attention and teach again. I learned that in my classroom management class today. I learned a lot of other good things too. I have to start taking the things I learned and put them into action. That's the only way my classroom environment will get better. I have to start with a positive attitude!