What To Do When You Hate Teaching
Disillusionment is common to most of us involved in the teaching profession. We all deal with it at one point or another. But what do […]
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Rule-Free Teaching
This year, we have done things quite a bit differently in our band classes. We have not spent any time really outlining classroom rules. In […]
Find A Mirror (Total Teacher Transformation Day 2)
This is an article in the Total Teacher Transformation series. Click here for a complete table of contents. Today’s lesson is simple, and yet profound. […]
Personal Questions
Calebteaches got me thinking about this today. How old are you? Do you have a girlfriend? Do you have a MySpace? I love working with […]
Teaching: Part Time Job At Full Pay Wages????
I have been holding my tongue on this issue for over a month, but I thought I’d jump in and respond while I have time […]
Not The Best Day Ever
Today was a pretty good day in parts. In fact, most of my classes went really well. Except for my percussion class. It has been […]
Less Stress: Deepen Your Relationships With Students
Wow. I love my students. I am amazed that I haven’t written more on my blog about this fact. As I search through my blog, […]
Less Stress: Deepen Your Relationships With Family
We now begin our fourth week of 25 Tips For Less Stress. I have thoroughly enjoyed writing these articles as they have helped me to […]
Less Stress: Increase Healthy Foods
Now that you have eliminated junk foods from your diet, it’s time to replace them. So what kinds of foods should you replace them with? […]
15 Tips To Stay Positive
I recently read an article entitled Is Positive Possible? by Samantha on TeacherLingo.com. In the article, she writes in part: Why are we so depressed? […]
Is Education Really That Important? (Part 2)
After my first post this morning, I realized that I actually met a few high school dropouts yesterday. One was mentioned in the previous post. […]
06-07: 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 […]