Diversity in the Classroom

Here is some pics of one of my third grade PE classes. We are attempting to play a 2 on 1 keep away game that was derived from the Field Game Section of my activity book. As you can see I have a variety of African American males and females as well as Caucasion males and females. I do not have any other races added into this class, although I do have classes with students of the Hispanic race in them. Unfortunately I could not find another class that had turned in all of their forms signed by their parents stating that their child could be photographed. In this class I have a mixture of students who have special needs from speech thearpy to occupational thearpy, but you could not tell it from watching them play in PE. This is one of my favorite classes cause as you can see in the pictures they actually try to get out and have fun in PE. One of the young ladies in these pictures I am especially proud of because last year when she was in the second grade i could not get her to participate at all in PE. She was new transfer to Crossett because of the sudden death of her parents and she would not open up to anyone now she is out there playing and having fun like a child should. Can you guess which one she is? Exactly.

Parent's Just Don't Understand

Can somebody out there PLEEEAAASSSSEEEE!!!! help me to understand, why is it so important to the people of the community for the school to have rules and regulations, until it hinders someone close to them. I think the worst word in the human language is the word BUT. That dang word (BUT) always prolongs the inevidable yet people use it over and over again. It makes no sense to me how a person can look at one situation and draw two different view points from it depending on who the child is. Ok, yes one child may have a better behavior record and tend not to get in trouble, where as another child may always get in trouble and they both break the same rule. I feel they both should be punished equally and one not shown favortism because of who t he/she is or who their parents may be in the community. I especially don't think that teachers should soften the punishment for fellow teachers children. I am a teacher who happens to be in the same school building with my child and I have made it well known that if my child gets in trouble I want her teacher to do what is right. If the teacher does what is right and as a parent I do what is right at home then I feel that this will make my child a better person and student in the long run.

Can I Buy A Break?

The last two weeks worth of weather have been so unpredictable for me. Teaching elementary p.e., with no gym, and three classes being taught at one time makes weather conditions a big concern in my life. Rain has the potential to ruin a whole weeks worth of planning at a time for me. The rain does not only cause a problem for me, but it also creates a problem for classroom teachers. Classroom teachers end up having difficult times with their children when they cannot get outside to get rid of some of that bottled up energy. I try to plan a fun activity for my students when we are inside, but their is no substitute for space. On a brighter note Gooooooo Eagles!!!! Despite bad field conditions and limited practices due to weather we were still able to beat our rival Hamburg Lions to keep the Ashley Bowl trophy another year.

The Wright Way

As I sit back and reflect over my first week back in school one thing comes to mind. Where did all the time go. It seems like yesterday when I was sitting at the end of the 07-08 end of school dinner. Now I have embarked on yet another school year. This school year will be a year of many firsts for me. First year being certified personnel, being jr. high head coach, attending in service meetings, and working full time while going to school. A few times I have found myself wondering if I have bit off more than I can chew. I think to myself, yes there is a lot of responsibility. But, I know that it will all pay off in the long run. I realize my biggest challenge will be trying to stay on task with my hectic schedule. I talked to former MAT students and found out that after this year everything else will come easy. So I will just let this year run it's course. As busy as I will be this year will be over before I realize it anyway.