10 Things To Do Before The First Day of School
As the new school year approaches, many new teachers find themselves entering the ranks of professional educators for the first time. Maybe that’s you. Or maybe […]
Paperwork
5 Questions To Ask Before You Teach Each Class
As I was going through some old paperwork a couple of weeks ago, I came across the binder that I used with my band three […]
Make This School Year Amazing!
How is this year going to be different from every other year you’ve taught before? Do you have a specific plan to ensure that it […]
10 Lessons I Have learned In 10 Years of Teaching
At the conclusion of 10 years of teaching, I started to reminisce about what I have learned. This article summarizes 10 lessons I have learned in 10 years […]
This Year Will Be The Best School Year Ever
This is a guest post by Pat Hensley from the blog Successful Teaching. As we gear up for the upcoming school year, So You Want […]
Trials Turn To Gold
Are you at the bottom of a pit? Maybe you’re in a place you never thought you would be. Or you never thought you’d be […]
Seven Deadly Sins of Veteran Teachers
So here’s the situation: You’ve been teaching for quite a while. You’ve pretty much gotten a handle on classroom management, paperwork, classroom rules, and any […]
20 Classic SYWTT Articles And Series
If this is your first time visiting this site, or even if you’ve been reading for a while, there are undoubtedly some articles that you’ve […]
If You Only Make One Change This School Year…RELAX!!!!!!
Nothing in the classroom is worth added stress in your life. Nothing. If you only make one change this school year…Relax! I know so many band […]
07-08: What Worked 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 […]
April 2007
By the way, yesterday’s article about quitting? Not true. April Fools. Thanks for all the wonderful comments. And I’m sure most of my regulars figured […]
I Give Up! 10 Reasons Why I Am Quitting My Teaching Job
DISCLAIMER: Please read all of the comments and this article before taking this things too seriously. The reasons given in here are real concerns that […]
Slow Down!
I realized some things today There will never be enough time to do everything I want to do There will never be enough money to […]
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. […]
Less Stress: Don’t Take Work Home
I wrote a couple of days ago about a plan to reduce the amount of papers that you take home. Preferably, that number will approach […]