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No-No's for Teachers
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Posted about 1 month ago In a recent article, No-No's from Master Teachers, educators shared what their biggest no-no's are for a career in teaching.
What's your "no-no" to pass on to other teachers? Hopefully we all learn from our (or others) mistakes! |
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| Posted about 1 month ago Assume nothing! The Story Starter provides 373,067,200 creative ideas for writers.
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| Posted about 1 month ago Never try to be a student's friend. Be available, but be an adult. Be someone they can talk to and someone they can trust. But don't confide in students and don't seek them out outside of school. "Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence." ~~ Abigail Adams (1744 - 1818) |
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| Posted about 1 month ago Ditto Deven's "not a friend". Just because I have a facebook with students on it does not mean I think they are my friends. They are still CHILDREN. Remember that. Following that up... don't let your guard down or a "free" period entice you. The moment you give the children a "free period because you've worked so hard" you will be giving countless "free" periods and your lessons and assessments will go down the drain. Children are the living messages we will send into a time we will not see. – John W. Whitehead |
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| Posted about 1 month ago If you use technology, always be ready if it doesn't work. Overhead project bulbs wait until your worst class comes in to burn out. Your Internet service will probably go dead at the exact second you need it...when you are being observed by your principal. The Story Starter provides 373,067,200 creative ideas for writers.
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| Posted about 1 month ago Good one Joel. And always bring a backup on your stickdrive. Children are the living messages we will send into a time we will not see. – John W. Whitehead |
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| Posted about 1 month ago >>And always bring a backup on your stickdrive.<< When I use technology...in a classroom or conducting a workshop...I usually have 3 stickdrives (one in my package of materials, one in my attache case and one in my pocket), a CD, and copies online where I can download it. [I actually needed the latter one time when I couldn't access the network using drives or CDs. I had to download stuff. I hate working in someone's lab that's on a network!] The Story Starter provides 373,067,200 creative ideas for writers.
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| Posted about 1 month ago Learn your students' names. Don't call them by the name of their brother or sister, or worse, their mother or father. (This happens after 20 years of teaching high school!) Return parent phone calls promptly. If you don't, you cannot complain if parent communication is poor. |
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| Posted about 1 month ago As a first year teacher, I am learning the no-no's quickly. Don't ever get into an argument with a student. It makes you look bad in front of your students, your administration, and the rest of the faculty. I have learned that no matter how much they may try to push my buttons, I cannot lose my cool in front of them. Be firm and consistent! |
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| Posted about 1 month ago Don't make enemies of staff members- you're one big family! |
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| Posted about 1 month ago Never say students you are not interested in their problems. You can either suggest your help or just say what you'd do on their place. After they will try to solve your problems if you have any. |
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| Posted about 1 month ago Never discipline 8th graders in a group. You are sooooo outnumbered! See: http://studentsgrow.blogspot.com/2008/10/my-words-taste-yucky.html&...;
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| Posted about 1 month ago Set your classroom rules before school starts and make sure they are few but meaningful. Let your students know what they are during the first class period, and then be CONSISTENT in enforcing them for all students in the classroom. In my experience I found that the students want rules, and then will, of course, try to get around them. They seem, however, to WANT you to make them stay within the rules they know are there. |
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| Posted about 1 month ago These are some great suggestions! I will remember these as I work toward having my own classroom. |
