Why Experience Is The Best Teacher
“You’ll understand when you’re older.” We tell that to our students, and they don’t like. We hear it when we start out in the teaching […]
Misbehavior
How Do We Show Our Students That We Love Them?
When I was struggling to find hope early in my career as a teacher, I came across a few pieces of advice given by King […]
Be Consistent (Total Teacher Transformation Day 9)
This is an article in the Total Teacher Transformation series. Click here for a complete table of contents. When I was a new teacher, I had some […]
Find A Mentor – Again (Total Teacher Transformation Day 6)
This is an article in the Total Teacher Transformation series. Click here for a complete table of contents. I hope that this series so far has been […]
Find A Mother (Total Teacher Transformation Day 4)
This is an article in the Total Teacher Transformation series. Click here for a complete table of contents. Face it, misbehavior has been around only slightly longer […]
Find A Moment (Total Teacher Transformation Day 1)
This is an article in the Total Teacher Transformation series. Click here for a complete table of contents. Congratulations First of all, I want to congratulate you […]
But It’s Not Your Fault!
Have you ever caught yourself trying to blame other people for something that is entirely your fault? Do teachers ever yell at kids for the […]
The Single Most Important Advice Anyone Can Give To A First Year Teacher
When I first started out teaching, I desperately wanted the kids to like me. To this end, I ended up letting my classes get out […]
The Deep-Seated Problems With Public Education
In case you haven’t already seen it, this post of teacher misbehavior caught on cell phones from Dangerously Irrelevant has been making the rounds. I […]
The Busiest Articles of 2007
On Sunday, we looked back at some of The Loneliest Articles of 2007, today, we’ll go to the other extreme and look at the busiest […]
A Recipe For Less Stress
In preparing for my month-long series on 25 Tips For Less Stress, I realized that I left out a few key ingredients. If you follow […]
My Education Background
A long time ago, I was tagged by Miss A. I have some free time this morning as I get ready to go out of […]
5 Surefire Tips For Handling Misbehavior
Laniza over at Walk Tall has posed the question, how do you handle students who continually test the rules? She writes: I have about 3-4 […]