Some Advice on Teacher “Advice”
Advice for New Teachers As a new teacher, you will get all sorts of “advice” from teachers as to how to do your job. Mentorship and advice from teachers who have been in the profession for a long time...
View ArticleSay what you mean and mean what you say
Teacher Talk II An often over-looked and rarely talked about element of teaching is following through on things you promise to students. The classroom space is a battleground. Students are negotiating...
View ArticleDisrespectful Students, Emotional Outbursts
“The F**k Off” Some may never have this happen to them in their entire careers. Others may experience this many times through the course of dealing with particular students. There may be some protocol...
View ArticleHow Not To Micromanage at School
After teaching for a while, it is easy to get so caught up in the day-to-day and lose sight of the bigger picture. Truthfully, we sometimes forget what we are actually supposed to be doing in the...
View ArticleDon’t Smile Until November?
Congratulate yourself. It is almost the end of October and you haven’t actually quit your job yet. That also means you are still teaching. Which also means you are a few weeks away from that infamous...
View ArticleClassroom Management and Student Engagement
There is obviously a difference between classroom management and student engagement but to what extent? And do we even understand the difference between the two? Let me be the first to speak on some of...
View Article“Stop Doing That!” Aka, Yelling At Students
I just realized something the other day. We are t-minus 3 months left in the school year (is it too soon to begin counting down?) and I haven’t yelled at my students once this year. For those educators...
View ArticleKids Can Smell Fear
Do you remember what it was like to be a kid? I mean, besides the nostalgic memories of gallivanting on bicycles around your neighborhood with your friends and obsessing over your first crush. Do you...
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