8EK really impressed me on Friday. There had been a few niggles on Thursday with a lot of off-task talking and some unfocussed learners. This had resulted in the class being asked back at interval on Friday by one of their learning package teachers. During roll call on Friday 8EK conducted their own class meeting about the situation. It all began when one brave student reprimanded her class and expressed how disappointed she was that some girls were not respecting their teachers. Many students had their say and some students very honestly identified themselves as contributing to the problem.
I think what was most impressive was the commitment to learning and every individual wanted to find solutions. So what did 8EK come up with? In homeroom they sorted themselves into a seating plan and they decided they would speak to one of their learning package teachers to see if they could adjust a seating plan that wasn't working. They decided upon a positive reinforcement model as well as a visual reminder and consequence for those who disrupted learning (There is space for 5 names on the board. Name on the board is a reminder. Your name can go on the board multiple times. When there are 5 names on the board the students listed must give up 5 minutes of their own time for each time their name is there. If a 6th person disrupts learning their name is added and the 1st name removed, making it a bit of a lottery).
Friday was a very different day to Thursday and I feel incredibly proud of my very mature and learning focussed class. Ka pai tō mahi.
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