Fires in the Bathroom Chapter 9

This chapter of Fires in the Bathroom talks about pretty much every teacher's worst fear; a loss of control in the classroom. I personally don't really feel like I will ever lose control of the class but some of the things they brought up do seem really important points to consider. They talk about how some teachers were afraid of their students, personally I just don't see how this is possible because they are supposed to be there to help them, they can't do that if they're afraid of them all the time. They talked about things like not being afraid to apologize because we are only human after all, it's important to establish this fact early on so you're not put on the stop when you do make a mistake. As teachers we can't take one day day too hard, we're all going to have them once in awhile so we might as well get used to it, even our best laid plans can go to waste. It's funny how they mentioned not to try being a superhero, they say that when this happens a teacher focus' all their effort on one student and the rest of the class loses out; I can see how that is a valid argument but I also think a teacher will recognize that the rest of the class also needs attention and will keep them involved.