Domain VII: Communication
1:10:1:40 p.m.

Elaboration:
Last week was a rough week with many behavior problems. Because of this, I have begun to use my authority and have children clip strips. I have had to be much more firm with my expectations. Because of this, I have also had to start communicating with parents on these problems. Today I had one parent ask for a note about their child’s disobedience. So, I wrote a note in a planner to communicate what had happened. Also, Mrs. Brown told me that a parent called in asking about me, because his son had said that he was just getting in trouble because I didn’t like him. Mrs. Brown communicated to the parent that the child had been trying to test me all week, and I had allowed him more than enough chances to correct his behavior.

Analysis:
I have realized through these events that I must continue to keep record of certain actions and make sure that I provide parents with needed information. It is also important that I am careful to truly be justified in punishing children, not just making them do things because of my preferences. I hope that throughout the semester I can continue to communicate with parents about student behavior and work. I also hope to continue to communicate my expectations to the students and communicate what happens when they break those expectations. I want to make sure my students know that I care and I like them despite the fact that I must discipline them.