I had a conversation recently with a colleague, and we agreed that in order to have a classroom with fewer behavior problems, all teachers have to do is enforce two rules: respect yourself and respect others. I remember having a poster in my room that listed all the rules of my class. It had rules […]
As many of you know, I’m working in the front office this year as part of the school’s Administrative team. (If you’re interested, I have my school administrator’s blog here.) For over 20 years, I was in a classroom where I decorated my walls mainly with student work. Now, however, I’m in an office, and […]
One of the greatest dangers to the success of a new teacher is the influence of what I call Poison Teachers. Poison Teachers are those teachers who spend their time complaining about everything and everyone. They complain about the students. They complain about the parents. They complain about their workload. They complain about other teachers. […]
I know I might not make too many teachers happy with this post, but oh well. Over the years, I’ve heard so many teachers complain about their students who are getting failing grades, because the student is too lazy or because their skills are too low or because the students just don’t care. They put […]