I teach transition classes for special education students at San Jacinto High School, both RSP and SDC. I took the plunge today with one of my RSP classes. This particular class is the most challenging class I have had for many years. I taught them the class-okay and was amazed at their responses. Of course, I spoke to the scientific research from both a psychological and physiological sense, how it is used in colleges, how it is geared for kinesthetic learners, and how they have advanced to such a level that I thought they had earned the privelege to be treated as college students. I then told them that I know they can be extremely successful in anything they try and I want to give them a head start.

They were a bit skeptical about how the points would work, but when they won they were hooked. Their reward, eating a snack in class. They have to bring the snack and they can eat it. That is one of my hard and fast rules -- no eating in class. Boy did they feel like they put one over on me. We all left class much happier than we have in months.

I'm hooked.

You are a rock star!! I know how tough that kind class can be. You jump right in with your worse group and made it work! <10 finger rolling woo!> To think all that work to eat their own snack! Brilliant!

I bet the kids in your class are going to love teaching (and talking) one another with gestures (the exact things most classes tell them not to do: talk and move). As for the snack reward; you got to love it. They're playing your game and their prize is something they have to bring from home. I hope you have many more days of happiness...keep us posted.

Awsome Job...Way to roll up your sleves and jump right into power teaching...Keep it up:laugh: 10 finger wooo to you.