The Loneliest Articles of 2007 Blogging & Technology by Joel Wagner - December 23, 2007July 2, 20100 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 See also Is Education Really That Important? (Part 1)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 Joel WagnerJoel 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.