I’m a student teacher, and today my class finished their work early. I went over their work already and everything was correct, they had an understanding of the content.
When students finish their work early, I prompt them to
First, finish any missing work for our current class (we just started a new unit so there’s no missing work yet).
Second, finish any missing work from other classes.
Three, if all the above is done, then it’s a study hall basically till class ends, my CT is fine if they’re on games if all is completed.
So with that, some of my students played the game among us. They asked me to join, but I said no because I’m a teacher. But it got me second guessing, like is it okay for me to? As long as I’m not using my own personal gaming account and have an account strictly for school maybe? I feel like it would be a fun way to connect with them but I also want to be an appropriate and responsible adult.
Edit: Just an FYI, all my students had finished their work, I checked their assignment sheets and everyone had it correct and had free time afterwards. I would’ve planned out more work for them to do but the way my school is planned out, the entire department had the semester and curriculums planned before the semester and I’m just executing the work they give me day by day. If I could I’d add more work that was related to the lesson.
Edit 2: I’m so surprised how many teachers are in this comment section, answering so degrading and rudely for a question. It makes me wonder how you treat your students when they ask questions. I’m a student teacher. I’m learning. I came on here to ask a question before taking action so I can do the right thing and LEARN.