Here are three posts that I felt needed to be spotlighted. What You Say Can Make a Difference – Successful Teaching – The importance of words. You never know how they will affect your students. Don’t Judge that Bus – Blogging Through the Fourth Dimension – All kids need to have a fair chance to […]
I’m sure you’ve heard the playground saying, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” We know that this isn’t true at all. Words can hurt so much more and for a longer time than sticks and stones. I was reminded of this saying recently. As I mentioned in an […]
I learned this from the algebra teacher on my team. She was having a particularly rough day with her students, and during the break in between classes, she was out in the halls with that “I’m about to throw a kid out the window look.” Then she saw me and smiled. I walked over, and […]
Here’s a great post I just came across that new teachers need to read. You will have those students who will try and push your buttons, and you will want to just give up on that student. I can think of one right now who I have in my class. Jeff Delp reminds us to […]