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 […]
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 […]
I just saw the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen in a classroom. I was delivering a report to a teacher – we’ll call her Jackie, and I decided to wait until the bell rang, so I wouldn’t have to interrupt her class. The bell rang, and I stepped aside to avoid getting run over […]