Ah, teachers, what can you say about them, huh? They must have the nerves of steel, ha, ha! I mean, how do you keep the kids quiet when they get all wound up? I have no idea.
I vaguely remember how rowdy we were when we were small. So I'm not surprised that this one teacher had to resort to something to keep her kids quiet — and it actually works.
Meghan Maye, who goes by the handle @thecrazycreativeteacher on TikTok, recently posted a video that resonated with a lot of fellow teachers. In the video, she shows how hard it is to get her students to settle down.
If you've never heard of it before, and I haven't, let me explain. The teacher is supposed to say, "Give Me Five," and the students will go through five steps.
And apparently, in five seconds, the class is quiet! Well, it's easier said than done. It didn't really work out for Meghan's class, ha, ha!
She takes out a wireless doorbell she purchased on Amazon for about $15 and rings the bell until the kids get quiet. Aha! Now, that's a genius idea. How about that, folks?
In fact, it sounds kind of nice. The best part of it all is that — it works! The kids start to quiet down and settle down. I bet this teacher is pretty relieved about that, ha, ha!
I'm not surprised. If I were a teacher, I would use that method, too. I never understood this whole thing of counting down or any of the other bizarre methods.
Other teachers started commenting that they use that bell concept, too, and that it's the only thing that calms their class down. Wow, that's awesome.
What if, instead, your teacher used one of these methods here. Um, I don't think so. I'm not sure if the kids would like it very much.
Do you use it yourself in your class? Does it work, or did you have to come up with something else to settle your kids down? I've love to hear other ideas.
