Gratitude Journal Day 60 - Phone Party!

Today, I am grateful for the relationships that I have with my students this year.

Had myself a little phone party at my desk.

Phones are a problem.

But, I don’t abdicate my responsibilities of teaching just because it is “not in my standards.” I don’t understand that fucking mindset.

To get to this point, I have spent so much time and energy and patience to develop positive relationships with these 6 students. I have talked with them. I have joked with them. I have helped them understand something in psychology, I hope. I have asked them questions. They have asked me questions.

This was the interaction…I said we need to be off our phones, they chose to be on their phones, I said put your phone on my desk and then moved off of it.

Not a fight. Not a power trip. The students take a minute. I don’t wait and stare and yell.

I move off of it to the next thing and let them make a decision. They normally after a minute make the decision that is good.

Then I make fun of them when they come and get it at the end of and and I wish them a good day and they normally do the same. We are moving on.

Monday, I will ask them how are we going to limit the distraction and come up with some version of what they say that is good for me and them. We still have a few days left together.

​Teaching is fun, fr fr no cap.