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A Step-By-Step Framework for Incremental Growth

June 14, 2016 Joel Wagner 2

I want you to watch the first 3:40 of this TED Talk by Benjamin Zander Notice the Dramatic change in the piano player from 7 […]

Quitting Teaching, A View From A Former Teacher

June 13, 2016 Lucas Allen 1

In this article Lucas Allen, a former math educator from Illinois writes about his experience quitting teaching and the transition into the corporate world. Why […]

Weekend Reading 6/11/16

June 11, 2016 Joel Wagner 0

Over the past two weeks, I have jumped back into blogging. This week, I jumped back into Twitter (follow @sywtt). There’s some great stuff going […]

Teacher Turnover [Infographic]

June 10, 2016 Joel Wagner 0

According to recent studies, 30% of teachers quit teaching by the end of their second year of teaching. I am convinced that many of those […]

5 Keys To Educating People – Revisited

June 9, 2016 Joel Wagner 0

This is an updated version of the first article written on this blog, which was originally posted on February 11, 2007. It was edited and updated on […]

Six Music Classroom Management Strategies

June 8, 2016 Joel Wagner 0

I recently came across an article by Rachel Maxwell and Jessica Corry called Six Music Classroom Management Strategies. As I read through the list, I […]

60 Very Practical Things I Wish I’d Known Before I Started Teaching

June 7, 2016 Joel Wagner 2

While I’ve had my ups and downs over the years as a teacher, my first two years were extremely challenging. Many of these pitfalls were avoidable. If I […]

5 Steps That Took Me From “I Hate Teaching” To “I Love Teaching”

June 5, 2016 Joel Wagner 0

See if you can relate “I regret choosing this profession! I wish I was still back in college! I just want to go live at home and […]

Just A Little Bit: 29 Tweaks That Help Me Gain The Respect of My Students

May 30, 2016 Joel Wagner 2

Why don’t my students respect me? We’ve all been there at one time or another. For me, it was nearly every day during my first two years . […]

New Teacher Survey

May 7, 2016 Joel Wagner 0

A previous version of this article did not include the link to the survey. That has been updated to simplify the process. I’m working on […]

Let’s Talk About…Finding A New Teaching Job

July 2, 2014 Joel Wagner 0

Talk amongst yourselves This weekend, let’s discuss finding a new teaching job. It’s summer (in the northern hemisphere) and many of us are out of school. With […]