Dear 1st-Year Me: 6 Takeaways From 32 Years Of Teaching
Dear first-year me: Don’t forget to take time to be patient and really listen–to students and colleagues, but also your own mind and body.
Dear first-year me: Don’t forget to take time to be patient and really listen–to students and colleagues, but also your own mind and body.
It was this simple: When I was three years old, I decided I wanted to be a teacher because I wanted to be able to draw on a chalkboard.
What if we hired 4 teachers for 3 classrooms? That would have enormous benefits of having more teachers than classrooms.
The push is to do more, do it faster, improve the student’s grades and, more importantly, their standardized test scores.
Ageism in education can be a factor but we paid our dues long ago and deserve to stay active and contribute our experience to education.
Bend don’t break, know who to go to for work, and never stop loving your content are just a few secrets to surviving as a teacher.