[AngelPhiSig]

Hey everyone, I finally got a teaching job! Im teaching at a charter school in the inner city here... its tough!

My students have been through many teachers this year, and have been placed in other rooms when there was no teacher - meaning other grade levels... Im the person who has stayed the longest since the origional teacher. There was someone who stayed one day.

I am still concidered a sub, they want to be sure that I stay.

I have been in the room for three weeks. I have no voice today because I have been screaming.

Many of my kids have been suspended since I have been there... they like to just walk around, throw pencils and swear. OH by the way, they're in SECOND grade.

Any ideas on good behavior management plans? Not theory, I need things that have been tried and WORK for inner city/trouble children. Ive been told by other teachers to bribe/use a raffle... just to start to control the kids...

other ideas?

Michelle, I just remembered that you work in NYC (when I was dreading going to work) how are your kids?