Restoring Hope To Your Teaching Job
I’ve noticed something lately. I have gotten a handful of comments and emails from people who seem to be teaching in what appears outwardly as […]
Hurricane Ike
I got an email from one of the readers concerned about me and Hurricane Ike. No, I’m nowhere near the huge hurricane, though I do […]
Bloggers Gone Wild!!!
I am on vacation from July 21st through July 30th! I’ll be going to visit my parents, some friends, cruising Texas, and end up at […]
On The Brink Of Quitting
Lisa writes: I googled “bitter about teaching” and came up with your blog. I was recently let go from a school I busted my a$$ […]
07-08: What Didn’t Work Well
As we begin the summer vacation, I am looking back on what went really well this year, what didn’t work so well, and what needs […]
Loving My Job; Hating My Work
Even if you ignore the majority of this article, check out the last sentence. I am absolutely loving school since coming back from Christmas Break. […]
One of THOSE Days
This may well be the first time I have written about my teaching life without really setting out a solution or providing much helpful information. […]
Less Stress: Only Work At Work
Each morning when I come into the band hall, there are always a handful of students who come to drop off their instruments before school. […]
But I Don’t Want To Teach!
Some people come by this site and blow it off because they don’t ever have any dreams of sitting inside a classroom and teaching young […]
Less Stress: Reduce Phone Calls
I got an email from one of our secretaries yesterday asking me to call one of the other administrative assistants. The message left no indication […]
The State of the Blog: 10/13/07
Recent housekeeping issues I have decluttered my sidebar much more Moved a lot of stuff to the footer I added a graphical link in the […]
Less Stress: Declutter Your Inbox
We now have our Desk and Desktop under control. But how do we keep them under control? Better yet, how do we keep from having […]
Help Me Change The World! Seriously
On July 4th, author Timothy Ferriss wrote a blog entry about changing the world. In response to his request for ideas, I wrote: As a […]
Habit 4: Personal Habits
This is the fourth in a series of articles entitled 5 Habits of Highly Effective Teachers. What are some of the personal habits that are […]
Habit 1: Communication Habits
This is the first in a series of articles entitled 5 Habits of Highly Effective Teachers. Communication Procedures Without question, one of the most essential […]