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The Amazing Teacher Pledge – Promise #7 – Be in a Good Mood Every Day

The Amazing Teacher Pledge – Promise #7 – Be in a Good Mood Every Day

Hello again. Here is the latest post about the Amazing Teacher Pledge – a set of 10 promises that I believe all amazing teachers make. To recap, here are the first six promises of the Amazing Teacher Pledge: 1. I promise to create amazing lesson plans. 2. I promise to keep learning. 3. I promise […]

The Amazing Teacher Pledge – Promise #2 – Keep Learning

The Amazing Teacher Pledge – Promise #2 – Keep Learning

As I stated in the last post, I’m encouraging new teachers and soon-to-be teachers to take the Amazing Teacher Pledge – a set of 10 promises that I believe all amazing teachers make. These are promises that any teacher can make. It just takes a decision to do what’s best for kids. The first promise […]

The Amazing Teacher Pledge – Promise #1 – Create Amazing Lesson Plans

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What are the qualities of amazing teachers? What do amazing teachers do that other teachers can’t or won’t do? Why do so many new teachers forfeit their high energy and dedication to the students for mediocrity? I get so disappointed sometimes when I hear on the news about another teacher who has been accused of […]

10 Teacher Assumptions for a Successful Classroom

10 Teacher Assumptions for a Successful Classroom

Hello again, I want to share a lesson that I learned a long time ago. The students in my class are not all like the student I was at their age. I know this seems like a simple concept, but what I found was that I was making assumptions about my students based on the […]