November is Reader Appreciation Month at So You Want To Teach? Today’s featured reader is Miss A.

Name: Miss A
Location: Urban city in the South
Occupation: Teacher, World history, African American History 9-12 grade. Mostly 9th grade
Blog: Confessions From The Couch

Tell me some of your favorite things about your job
Facilitating games, watching students “get it,” being able to explore diverse issues and situations.

Tell me some things you loved about your favorite teacher(s)
They were interactive, they were demanding, had high expectations, friendly.

List some of your most effective classroom management strategies
Interactive classroom seating chart, behavior contracts.

Name (up to) three other blogs that you frequently visit/subscribe

• Secondhand Thoughts
• Teaching in the Inner City
• No longer just “some girl”
• Frumteacher

Miss A