Comments on: Tools For Success http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/tools-for-success/ Providing HOPE for educators since 2007 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:59:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Joelhttp://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/tools-for-success/#comment-456 Joel Tue, 30 Oct 2007 04:13:27 +0000 http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/2007/07/14/tools-for-success/#comment-456 Ms. Amici, that's some great stuff you have there. Can I hold off on answering until later? I will open it up for discussion on Friday and see where that leads us. Real quickly, how do you calm tense relationships? I think the number one thing is to understand where the kids are coming from. In my situation, I teach middle school. So when my kids do something crazy, it's usually because they are in middle school. It functions as an all-around excuse. But that, as well as <a href="http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/2007/04/22/how-to-effectively-deal-with-important-people/" rel="nofollow">these tips</a> should help out quite a bit. Ms. Amici, that’s some great stuff you have there. Can I hold off on answering until later? I will open it up for discussion on Friday and see where that leads us.

Real quickly, how do you calm tense relationships? I think the number one thing is to understand where the kids are coming from. In my situation, I teach middle school. So when my kids do something crazy, it’s usually because they are in middle school. It functions as an all-around excuse. But that, as well as these tips should help out quite a bit.

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]]> By: Ms. Amicihttp://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/tools-for-success/#comment-445 Ms. Amici Sun, 28 Oct 2007 23:34:05 +0000 http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/2007/07/14/tools-for-success/#comment-445 I am currently midway through student teaching and am struggling with classroom management (surprise!). I am not really getting any feedback from my cooperating teacher, other than "use short, quick redirects" and "your emotions are too transparent to students". I worked in business for 18 years prior to this experience and I'm just struggling with how to try and turn a tense situation around. I have read through the articles posted on this site and they have given me some good ideas to work with. Here is my question: What can you do to turn around a tense relationship with students who do not regard you as "the person in charge"? (I hear comments that because I am a student teacher, I am a "fake" teacher, what I do with students does not count, etc. ). Not surprisingly, I am really thinking that teaching might not be for me. Thanks in advance for your suggestions. I am currently midway through student teaching and am struggling with classroom management (surprise!). I am not really getting any feedback from my cooperating teacher, other than “use short, quick redirects” and “your emotions are too transparent to students”. I worked in business for 18 years prior to this experience and I’m just struggling with how to try and turn a tense situation around. I have read through the articles posted on this site and they have given me some good ideas to work with. Here is my question: What can you do to turn around a tense relationship with students who do not regard you as “the person in charge”? (I hear comments that because I am a student teacher, I am a “fake” teacher, what I do with students does not count, etc. ). Not surprisingly, I am really thinking that teaching might not be for me.

Thanks in advance for your suggestions.

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]]> By: Joelhttp://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/tools-for-success/#comment-79 Joel Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:38:58 +0000 http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/2007/07/14/tools-for-success/#comment-79 <p>Yeah, I thought I wrote this on my blog here, but it must have been a comment I left on another site. I think I've been leaving some of my best material on other blogs lately. Such is the nature of commenting! :)</p> <p>I avoid the teachers lounge as much as possible. If I could find the comment I left, it was golden. I really should start taking notes on some of the subjects I write about and flesh them out more on my blog. Thanks for inspiring me to do that.</p> Yeah, I thought I wrote this on my blog here, but it must have been a comment I left on another site. I think I’ve been leaving some of my best material on other blogs lately. Such is the nature of commenting! :)

I avoid the teachers lounge as much as possible. If I could find the comment I left, it was golden. I really should start taking notes on some of the subjects I write about and flesh them out more on my blog. Thanks for inspiring me to do that.


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]]> By: Bloggrrlhttp://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/tools-for-success/#comment-78 Bloggrrl Mon, 16 Jul 2007 14:30:08 +0000 http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/2007/07/14/tools-for-success/#comment-78 Most of the time, I enjoy teaching. I do tend to isolate myself, however, because I simply can't stand listening to the other teachers call students stupid, trashy, etc. It seems that almost everyone else does it, and after offering an alternate viewpoint, I prefer not to be around it. Anyone who can stay positive and yet flourish in the environment that is Texas public schools has my respect and admiration. Most of the time, I enjoy teaching. I do tend to isolate myself, however, because I simply can’t stand listening to the other teachers call students stupid, trashy, etc. It seems that almost everyone else does it, and after offering an alternate viewpoint, I prefer not to be around it. Anyone who can stay positive and yet flourish in the environment that is Texas public schools has my respect and admiration.

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