Mikayla's Classroom

To me, initiative means doing something without being told to do it. You put on your big boy/girl pants and do what needs to be done. I can show initiative in my classroom by: Tell kids who are talking, when they're not supposed to, to listen to the teacher. Help the kids get logged in on the computers. Help the kids when she's busy. Answer their questions during team time when they need help. If one kid feels sick, tell them to get a drink of water/ go to the bathroom before telling Mrs. Stuart. Give the kids who are sad a hug. Help the kids with clean up, if they've made a huge mess. Stamp the folders for the teacher Help kids with their work if they're struggling. Let the kids read to me if they don't feel like reading. Synonyms for Initiative: Spirit Energy Gumption Motivation Resourcefulness. Mrs. Stuart had a substitute on Tuesday when I was there and I had helped the kids sign in to the computers like I normally do. I als...

 So the other intern was supposed to sign himself out but forgot because of an early dismissal and texts me to sign him out. It's very possible to forget to sign yourself out because I almost forgot to do that yesterday at my field site. Though he wasn't on the bus when we were going to the school. I wouldn't sign him out if that was the case because what if he didn't actually come to the field site? Now I would look bad. We're also not allowed to sign other people in or out because they will be counted absent because it's not their handwriting. I wouldn't care if he wanted to trust me or not because I want to do the right thing all the time. I would lose the trust of our teacher Mrs. Meddlesome, mentor teacher, and the principal if he was lying about being there. I want to build a good relationship at the school so I can be trusted to actually teach and do things. Yes, he won't trust me but how can I trust him when I didn't see him on the bus? ...