5 tips to help you handle disruptive students

The amazing teacher Louanne Johnson gave us 5 tips to deal with restless kids. And now we'll give it to you.

1- Intimidate them: If a student gets violent or is about to, be a little intimidating, threat him/her with a kick in his private areas, call security or even say you will kill them (was she being serious??). Don't be afraid of being aggressive, sometimes the situation requires it.

2- Ask for help: Ask other teachers for their opinion, talk to the school counselor, talk to their parents...everything you think it's necessary to know more about the problematic students and find a solution.

3- Give them a goal: Sometimes, these students have nothing to fight for. Motivate them to be better by showing them that they can go to college, a class for advance students and so forth.

4- Be nice: You can use intimidation but you have to be nice as well. Give them your support, trust, respect and help because most of them do not have anyone to be there for them when they need it.

5- Give up: This is the harder thing to say when you want to be a good teacher, but sometimes it is necessary to admit defeat and recognize that not everything is in your hands. There will always be students you cannot help, but feel better each time you see the face of a student who is having a brighter future thanks to your effort.

My favourite piece of art

"The Starry Night" (1889) by Vincent Van Gogh.

This is a famous painting by Van Gogh, the post-impressionist artist. He painted this piece of art while he was in Saint-Remy's asylum (a mental institution) and it is actualy the view from his room at night.

This painting is my favourite piece of art because it is a very moving image. For me it represents loneliness and desperation but in a beatiful way. We all have felt sadness in our lives but it does not mean that it is something we have to avoid, it is a part of living. Happyness and sadness are two sides of the same coin and we have to learn to appreciate the dark moments because we learn from them, and also because "the night is darkest before dawn". After any bad moment we go through a happy time will come.

After a long time I learnt this leason, and this painting reminds me that I have to be strong, some how this piece of art brings me comfort and consolation.