Looks like someone's got a case of the Mondays...

Whew! Today was a Monday if I've ever had one!! I was so tired! (Gosh, I feel like I keep saying that)...I actually had to get stern with my bio class. They were supposed to be working on their study guides. My MT went to the copy room (see a pattern here?) and I could not get them to stop talking. I was trying to remind them very gently and ask them very nicely to quiet down so that those who wanted to work on their study guides would be able to work but it was just not happening. Finally I turned off the lights...well this was sort of a fail because the light switch in the middle wants to flip back on so I sorta only succeed in creating a light show that would cause a seizure. haha! They finally got quiet and I said in a very stern and the strongest voice I could muster that everyone needed to be quiet. This worked for literally a milisecond and they were back talking. Finally, I said, "I am going to start subtracting points every time you talk." This quieted them down and they stayed silent for the duration of the class. They looked so shocked! That was the first time I had to get stern with them. They were totally testing me. I made sure this time to say that I was not talking about every student, just the ones who were talking.