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All about teachers and the world of teaching; teachers sharing their best and worst interactions with students, best teaching practices, the path to becoming a teacher, and more.
Bad Teacher?
From a very young age, we're taught or under the assumption that in an academic environment, the teacher is always right. We never seem to question this concept until we reach middle school or high school when our adolescent years come storming in and giving us the irresistible urge to question authority. However, this is an age where we're also the most naive. It's only when we grow a bit older and gain a better sense and understanding of the world that we start to see things as they truly are.
By Tori Tarantino8 years ago in Education
Straightforward Behaviour Management
Keep your rules clear, and remember that you are not alone. Throughout my teaching career, I’ve worked in everything from outstanding schools to ones that were in special measures and likely to remain there. I’ve seen schools which get good results and schools which get dreadful ones. It’s taught me a lesson that I’ll share with you right from the off: you will never be able to teach a poorly behaved class as much as you can a well behaved one. Fact. Simple. I’ve never seen a school with bad behaviour get a top grade from OFSTED.
By Sebastian Phillips8 years ago in Education
Write Highly Effective Lessons in 5 Steps
Teaching can be one of the hardest professions out there. There are students with no attention span, each one at a different learning level, all while administrators are constantly evaluating you — evaluations which could affect your ability to work in the future.
By Nathan Esme8 years ago in Education
A Failed Kindergarten Teacher
Continuing on in the face of obstacles, I guess you could say, has never been my strong suit. I try not be a quitter, but so often that backfires in a whirlwind of regret and embarrassment. However, my recent decision to defer after two semesters of graduate school has proven to be anything but a hasty, rash decision. Let me provide a little background.
By Kayla Bloom8 years ago in Education
Parents, Guardians Let's Get Involved
Parent/guardian-teacher conferences are a staple in the relationship between school faculty, administrators, and the student’s caregiver. It is designed to bring answers to questions the parent/guardian may have about a child’s performance in school, and for the faculty member to gain better insight on behaviors which may occur in school.
By Chris Ricks8 years ago in Education
The Art of Tutoring
One of the biggest issues for Supply Teachers is a lack of work, particularly over a holiday time, leading to financial hardship. Many supply teachers struggle financially and need a second income to support their supply teaching work. But finding a job which would fit in with your supply teacher role can be difficult. Private tutoring could be the answer. However, there are a few things to consider first.
By Colin R. Browne8 years ago in Education
My First Term Working with Autism
My first term as a teaching assistant in a Special Educational Needs school has been an adventure, to say the least. I began my journey in September, walking into an environment I had never encountered before. The busy corridors, noisy children and stacks of documents to read through.
By Abbey Curtis8 years ago in Education
Holiday Handprints
Where I work, we do not celebrate holidays—which makes sense, don't get me wrong—but I chose to do these handprints anyways. I broke the rules for "no holidays," but I also passed it off as a sensory activity. When you work with children, they don't care whether it's holiday paintings, squiggly paintings, names, etc. All they care about is the process, how much fun it is, getting to show it off, making a mess, and actually doing something!
By Mickealla Stenulson8 years ago in Education
Teaching Literature: Classics or Fantasy?
I am relatively new to teaching, (substitute teacher at all levels for two years, sixth-grade English for another two, and most recently Senior AP literature/Honors tenth grade English) but one thing I've heard far more than I'd like to is that kids "just don't like to read." I hold a firm belief that children who express this sentiment do so because they simply haven't found their genre. Genre is elusive in a sense because we open one door only to step into a room filled with more doors. Anyone who has been asked to explain what kind of music, writing, or art they create has faced this dilemma in trying to put into words just what their art is most like. It sends them on a walking tour through some doors, peeping into others only to back out and choose another. It is confusing and often overwhelming, but possibly more interesting, is it is expansive. The door I most often open is fantasy.
By Storm Shaw8 years ago in Education
