teaching

Who could suggest anything, I would be glad for advice.
I am teaching a class of 12 to 13 year olds, and some of them are so
petulant. I am not a teacher. It is a kind of watching children do
their homework and assisting them. Now some of the boys started
claiming, they need no help from a woman, and insulting things like
that. Wehn they say things like that I am so shocked they actually do
it, my mind is really blank and I don't know how to react pedagogical
(like in the film "you've got mail" when Meg has problems being nasty
to Tom) . I just can't seem to put my foot down and I have to stay in
the programme until mid of July.

Who can give me tips to get some control? I would be really grateful...

dragonlady...

I have supervised Sunday School classrooms, some of which involves
helping volunteers learn some classroom management skills. There's
really no short version of this! However, one of my favorite books --
one I kept on my shelves and encouraged teachers to borrow and read --
is by the authors of "How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids
Will Talk" and "Siblings Without Rivalry." Unfortunately, for the life
of me, I can't pull their names out of my head right now -- OR the name
of the book. And all of my books are currently in boxes. However, that
ought to be enough information to help you find it!

toto...

How to Talk So Kids Will Learn by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish

dragonlady...

That's it! Thank you.

Great book for basic classroom managment.

Good luck. You really have to figure out how to NOT let them know they
have shocked you -- it gives them too good a time.