No Fist Fights in This Room...or you Flip a Card!

As much as any teacher would like to think that all of their students will be perfect and obedient there, it is practically an unreasonable expectation. In my class there was an outbreak between to boys that could have ended bad if it weren't for my teacher thinking on her feet. It was not surprising to me when the student who got in an argument during reading circle was the one who started this little rumble. 

Two little boys had been arguing over something that happened on the school bus the day before. Neither of them had told anyone and it was a small argument that grew into something they thought they would settle in the classroom. All of the students were working in their center's when one of the little girls in the class yelled for the teacher because one of the boys had grabbed the other. Before she could make it over there, the boys had attempted a few punches but neither got seriously hurt, just a small bruise on the arm of one of the boys. Just as soon as it had began it was over, and thankfully everyone made it out alive. 

I took a lot away from this experience and realized that even turning your back to the class for a second can result in something that could end up a catastrophe. It's important to keep your focus on your students and to be on the look out for any possible outbreaks of anger or hostility.