It's all about the D

Today is day two of the school year, and I am ridiculously exhausted. Last night I truly felt like I was hit by a truck.  Part of that exhaustion stems from a steep increase in class size.  My room is tiny and packing 34 kids in my 3rd hour has already taken its toll. One of my goals this year is to improve my classroom management.  One of my colleagues came up with an ingenious idea: the D box. He has set up a red binder that has reflection slips for the students to fill out.  Archer points to the binder, the student fills out the sheet and then places it in the side panel.  At the end of the week he looks through the binder, makes parental contact, gives out his own punishment, or if a gross offense a referral.  The beauty in this strategy is that it basically eliminates any disruptions due to misbehavior.  Students are forced to reflect on their behavior and teachers have time to reflect on an appropriate consequence. I will be introducing the box Monday :)