July 2016 On SYWTT
July 2016 was a great month as I continue getting back into the blogging groove of things. Below are some highlights. I discovered Pinterest and […]
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Weekend Reading 7/3/16
Well, I hope you’re having a nice productive weekend and are ready to get a new week started. I know that we have some international readers, […]
60 Very Practical Things I Wish I’d Known Before I Started Teaching
While I’ve had my ups and downs over the years as a teacher, my first two years were extremely challenging. Many of these pitfalls were avoidable. If I […]
From Burnout Into Ignited Passion: How Blogging, Information Overload, and Running Made Me A Better Teacher
I don’t care if it’s your teaching job or your personal habits or your social life or what it is, we all face burnout at […]
10 Lessons I Have learned In 10 Years of Teaching
At the conclusion of 10 years of teaching, I started to reminisce about what I have learned. This article summarizes 10 lessons I have learned in 10 years […]
Early Childhood Education: What Makes a Great Teacher
This guest article by Courtney Bishop is a lover of all things creative. She likes to write, and has an obsession with crossword puzzles. She’s recently […]
8 Teachers Who Changed History
Throughout history, teachers were making discoveries, taking actions, or participating in events that forever changed the world. Today we’ll look briefly at 8 teachers who […]
My Crazy Summer of Aught Nine
This summer has been the best summer of my teaching career so far. Unfortunately for you, I haven’t blogged about it a whole lot. As […]
Restoring Hope To Your Teaching Job
I’ve noticed something lately. I have gotten a handful of comments and emails from people who seem to be teaching in what appears outwardly as […]
The Honeymoon Is Over: What Killed My First Teaching Job And 7 Tips For Getting Your Next Job
As I have written before, I was terrible at classroom management. My first two years were miserable. I hated teaching. Then it happened. I absolutely […]
Why I Hated Teaching During My First Two Years
Newby writes: I have noticed lately in a couple of your posts you mentioned how terrible your first couple of years of teaching were. As […]
Updating Your Resume
It never hurts to go back and polish your resume from time to time. In fact, your resume could be the reason you are not […]
Anxiety Sets In As The New School Year Looms Ominously Close
The new school year is two weeks and two days away. This time last year, our week of inservices was well under way. Thanks to […]