The first year teacher is often a very lonely and isolated person. They often feel like everyone else has everything already figured out, and they are the only one struggling. That is not the case. In fact, so many of us are in survival mode and dealing with our own issues that we forget to … Read more
This year has been one of learning for me. Physical activity has been a struggle for me for years, and so in January when I decided I would set out to run a 5K this spring, it was a shock to pretty much everyone who knows me. The thing that has most intrigued me has … Read more
By Taylor Maliwww.taylormali.com He says the problem with teachers is, “What’s a kid going to learnfrom someone who decided his best option in life was to become a teacher?”He reminds the other dinner guests that it’s true what they say aboutteachers:Those who can, do; those who can’t, teach. I decide to bite my tongue instead … Read more
This weekend, I read Back to School: Tips for Teachers on Facebook on the Facebook blog. In it, the author writes: Some teachers stay away from Facebook altogether, while others — like some of my friends — have found creative workarounds such as only accepting friend requests from students who’ve graduated or those who are … Read more
I am getting emails coming in and have some friends who are about to start student teaching. Many of them seem to be expressing the same fear about going into student teaching. As we quickly approach what will for many be the first week of student teaching, I thought it would be helpful to throw … Read more
I’m taking a break today from my Stress Reduction series and getting back to some real teaching issues. That’s why we’re here anyway, right? So August and September have come and gone with great behavior. Now the students are beginning to do a lot more testing of the limits. It’s been a while since I … Read more
This is my second installment of the weekend wrapup. I wanted to focus on some great articles I saw this week that relate to writing and blogging. Mystery Teacher has written about the lack of good writing and grammar that has become so common throughout our society. Using the English Language lately? Copyblogger has an … Read more
This is the fifth in a series of articles entitled 5 Habits of Highly Effective Teachers. Community Procedures How do you interact with your community? I know for many teachers, this is a frightening proposition. Reading some things that other teachers post, it seems that most teachers who live in the same community wherein they … Read more