I have two very different groups: my Gr. 11 half-of-a-split-class only has 4 students, and teaching them is like talking to zombies. Doesn't help that 3/4 of them are ESL, and the other already knows the material. All Good kids though, can't complain. There's definitely a huge behavior difference between 9/10's, and 11/12's. Whoa. There's one who already knows the material really well: might talk to him, give a little assessment, and then decide whether or not to give him an independent study. The grade 9/10s are a different story altogether: they can't get enough of the spinny/rolly chairs, several have IEPs, several more (likely) have A.D.H.D.; they're all really good natured, though, even the ones that cause the most problems have good hearts - so I tend to go easy on them, but they tend to go a little crazy if given more than 4 minutes of independent time. Time to outline/establish some behavior management.
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