u/LastLibrary9508

I've had an eye lid twitch for the last month and over the past week, my lower eye lid has twitched almost non-stop. Apparently this is my body's way of telling me I'm a lot more stressed than I thought. I'm an AP teacher and the entire grade takes my class regardless of academic achievement level, so safe to say this has been an interesting year. Fortunately the exam is over, but I still have a month and a half left to teach students who know we're done with real content and have checked out. I'm supposed to continue teaching relevant curriculum, so no movie days here.

Any suggestions on how to get over the last hump when your body is literally telling you in eye lid twitching morse code to take a break?

This one surprised me. I teach grade 11 and our exam is coming up soon. They went from being my best class to the class I dread. I teach in an underfunded district and some of them won’t get a 3 without intensive prep — although they assume they’ll get a 4 or 5. The exam is a week away and they’ve been rude in class, talking over me to each other, being dramatic and pissy when redirected, and I’ve even had to send some of them out for venting about the work and their other AP teachers during silent IP time. It’s driving me crazy. Our other AP teachers have also struggled with some of them. My other two classes who started the year with the worst behavioral issues have been angels and a pleasure to teach.

Any suggestions on how to deal with sudden behavioral issues with honors students? The entitlement, apathy, and pissy complaining is driving me insane. I have some students in this class that will probably not get credit but are trying their hardest, and it’s frustrating when the smart kids are ruining the environment for everyone else.