Thursday-Friday, January 22-23, 2026
These two days have been a mess in terms of my classroom management. In particular, it was very messy when it came to dealing with lessons where students write pretty much. A few students like Icam, Fatih, Axelle. These three students need careful attention and probably specific different ways to cope with. It seems that writing is a very heavy job to do for them. And that made me think that my current teaching approach and method need refreshing. What happened: In Tilawati on Thursday, I started a few minutes late since I should have a meeting with Ms. Vita and Ms. Uswah. When I came back to the classroom, it was so messed up. My Tilawati students were running around and chasing one another, except for those who are silent, Khadija and Sheela. The main "characters" were always Fatih, Darrel, Rama, and Veloce. They could not stay still still for a little while. When I got there these lads were running and chasing one another. Then I tried to get them ready. It took even more...