The New 3rdLanders

 The new 3rdLanders showed up this week, ready to thrive in 205.  

They seem friendly and enthusiastic. For the first 3 days of school, we got rolling on some interesting work.  On the negative side, there's a lot of talking over me as I'm giving important information to the group.  I have explained why this isn't working for me many times, but so far I've not noticed much change in the chit chat kitty cat stuff.  

I pointed out to the 3rdLanders that being quiet when a teacher is talking isn't some new directive that I've recently invented just for the heck of it.  "Your second grade teachers also asked you not to talk when a teacher is talking, so I'm not getting why this is so challenging."

A kid said, "Our second grade teacher was very patient with us."

That's when I lost it a little bit and I am sad to say I raised my voice up a teeny notch when I strongly asserted, "I'M patient!!!"   Everyone quickly reassured me with "You are! You are!" 

I think they sensed that any implied accusation of impatience is a genuine trigger for me. 

 I have to accept that I'm me and they're them. I can be patient and they can listen attentively when someone is speaking.  I've seen these things happen over and over again.  We've got this.