In every class that you teach you will always have one, two or maybe even three students who need a little bit more attention than other students need. It is very important not to favor these students but extremely important to make sure these students know that you are there for them when they need you. If you have a student who acts up or is having trouble in class talk to them, find out what they want and need. Speak to their parents; find out if this is their normal behavior. If so, what do their parents do for them? Keep their parents involved. This will make it easier for the students as well. You don’t want to get frustrated in front of the student as this will most likely cause the student to get frustrated back . You want to stay calm and maybe look in to getting back up. A teaching assistant, especially in an Elementary school setting is a great tool to have to make sure every student gets the special attention that they all need. It’s impossible to be super teacher all the time.
I worked as a camp counselor over the summer, and I really understand what you are portraying here. It is very important to keep the parents involved , they are usually very helpful!
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