There has been a lot of change at my new job (already...and only a few weeks in)....luckily it seems like it's headed in a positive direction, which is nice, because I really liked how things were going for the most part. But I have to roll with it, no matter what.
My classroom adjoins to the K-2 behavioral classroom, where my mentor teaches. She has a lively bunch of kiddos. We have a small hallway that is occasionally used as a "quiet space" (although the sound just bounces around in there like mad-it is not at all quiet) but the doors must be held shut from outside. If she sends a child in there to calm down, she will poke her head in and ask us to watch or hold the adjoining door.
One of her little munchkins was having a truly rough day last week. He was screaming on and off, and I could hear him fussing about every little thing. I heard him yelling "Let me in!" and when my door opened, I knew it was time to stand by the door and make sure he didn't escape our way.
He was practically climbing the door by the handle, and the aide was watching-while-not-letting-him-know-she-was-watching...mid-scream, he turned, saw me, and let go of the door. He waved me away and said "I'm not coming in there, don't worry. You don't have to hold the door!" Then he went back to rattling the door handle and screaming bloody murder at his teachers.True to his word, he never tried to come around the other way to get back to class.
Made a good story for the staff meeting. :)
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