The Loneliest Articles of 2007

In the Christmas break, I am looking back at this blog’s growth and development. I began writing a little bit for the blog in February, but didn’t officially launch it for real until June. Since that time, growth has been pretty consistent. I now seem to regularly get a small number of comments for every article I write, with some eliciting more than others. As I look through the blog’s archive, it strikes me that there are some articles that have either been buried deep in the archives, or for whatever reason, have gone unnoticed by my readers.

So I am giving all of those articles a chance to redeem themselves, come up to the light of day. Here is a chance for them to breathe once again as you, my loyal readers (many of whom have a couple of weeks off of work), read through them and offer your brilliant commentaries on the subject matter. I’ve sorted them alphabetically by month.

February

February 11th, 2007 5 Keys To Educating People
February 24th, 2007 A Customer Service Oriented Classroom Experience
February 14th, 2007 Classroom Management: The Key To Your Success

March

March 2nd, 2007 6 Motivation Techniques
March 21st, 2007 Do You Run The Risk of Becoming Successful?
March 8th, 2007 How Not To Waste Spring Break

April

April 1st, 2007 4 Tip’s For Being Respected
April 21st, 2007 8 Methods For Recruiting People Into Your Program

May

May 27th, 2007 The Dip
May 28th, 2007 Finishing Strong
May 29th, 2007 Reading
May 26th, 2007 Sharpen The Saw
May 30th, 2007 The Vitality of Collaboration

June

June 1st, 2007 06-07: A Year In Review
June 3rd, 2007 06-07: What Didn’t Work Well
June 5th, 2007 06-07: What To Change Next Year
June 2nd, 2007 06-07: What Worked Well
June 26th, 2007 3 Keys To Line Up A Killer Job While Still In School
June 15th, 2007 Clarity Leads To Organization
June 13th, 2007 How Do I Keep My Sanity?
June 11th, 2007 How Do I Keep My Students Away From Me?
June 8th, 2007 How Do I Keep My Students Engaged?
June 10th, 2007 How Do I Keep My Students Learning?
June 7th, 2007 How Do I Keep My Students Quiet?
June 25th, 2007 Is Education Really That Important? (Part 2)
June 29th, 2007 Redeeming The Cesspools Of Public Education
June 28th, 2007 The Source Of Motivation

July

July 27th, 2007 4 Similarities Between Strep Throat And Classroom Management
July 9th, 2007 5 Habits of Highly Effective Teachers
July 31st, 2007 The Fourth Year: Entering The Special Place
July 9th, 2007 Habit 1: Communication Procedures
July 11th, 2007 Habit 3: Relationship Procedures
July 16th, 2007 Polishing The Résumé
July 26th, 2007 The Purpose Of A Personal Mission Statement
July 3rd, 2007 Tale of Two Administrators

August

August 11th, 2007 Anxiety Sets In As The New School Year Looms Ominously Close
August 22nd, 2007 How To Cope With Tragedy
August 23rd, 2007 Looking For A New Job?

September

September 29th, 2007 A Recipe For Less Stress
September 22nd, 2007 My Education Background
September 5th, 2007 Star Teachers Reward Program
September 1st, 2007 The State of the Blog: 09/01/07
September 3rd, 2007 Weekend Wrapup 09/03/07

October

October 12th, 2007 Less Stress: Declutter Your Car
October 9th, 2007 Less Stress: Declutter Your Desktop
October 25th, 2007 Less Stress: Deepen Your Relationships With Coworkers
October 23rd, 2007 Less Stress: Deepen Your Relationships With Friends
October 24th, 2007 Less Stress: Deepen Your Relationships With Students
October 3rd, 2007 Less Stress: Eliminate Junk Food
October 4th, 2007 Less Stress: Increase Healthy Foods
October 29th, 2007 Less Stress: Only Work At Work
October 16th, 2007 Less Stress: Reduce Responsibilities
October 2nd, 2007 Less Stress: Wake Up Earlier

November

November 25th, 2007 Christmas Is Coming: Another Free Gift Offer & Upcoming Plans
November 19th, 2007 The Instant De-Stress Handbook Now Available
November 2nd, 2007 Less Stress: Play At Work
November 16th, 2007 Reader Appreciation: Athena
November 20th, 2007 Reader Appreciation: Clix
November 8th, 2007 Reader Appreciation: Eric Turner
November 7th, 2007 Reader Appreciation: Gillian King
November 21st, 2007 Reader Appreciation: Jeremy Aldrich
November 13th, 2007 Reader Appreciation: Miss A
November 9th, 2007 Reader Appreciation: Mister Teacher
November 6th, 2007 Reader Appreciation: ms_teacher
November 19th, 2007 Reader Appreciation: Pat Hensley
November 11th, 2007 Revisiting The Résumé

5 Keys To Educating People
8 Methods For Recruiting People Into Your Program
How Not To Waste Spring Break (or Summer Vacation, or…

Joel Wagner

Joel Wagner (@sywtt) began teaching band in 2002. Though he had a lot of information, his classes were out of control. He found himself tired, frustrated, disrespected by students, lonely, and on the brink of quitting. He had had enough. He resigned from his school district right before spring break of his second year and made it his personal mission to learn to be a great teacher. So You Want To Teach? is the ongoing story of that quest for educational excellence.