Thread: Future teacher needs help from a 5th grade teacher

I was a fifth grade teacher from 1982-1984 but my students were atypical since they were all children from Mexican migrant families.

A great deal of what you need may be found in the following links to articles and chatboard threads.

Best wishes,

David

"5th Grade Discipline"
[url]http://www.proteacher.net/archive/posts/2001/08/09/15885.html[/url]

Fifth grade class management:
[url]http://www.proteacher.net/archive/posts/2002/06/29/40090.html[/url]

My fifth-grade daughter tests well and does well in class, but will not do her homework unless I stand over her and make her.
[url]http://www.azcentral.com/families/articles/1214fam_parenting11232.html[/url]

5th grade curriculum and behavior management (thread)
[url]http://www.menc.org/networks/genmus/openforum/messages/1694.html[/url]

Class Clown: What's Wrong with Clowning Around at School?
[url]http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/departments/elementary/default.aspx?article=classclown[/url]

Fifth-Grade Students' Perceptions of How They Experience Literature Discussion Groups:
[url]http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&se=gglsc&d=5002453897&er=deny[/url]