How Do I Make Them Feel?
Contributor: Arlene Birt | File type : Blog Post
“Forty-one students? How do you expect me to teach 41?” complained the first-grade teacher in her students’ hearing.
How did this make them feel? Some children felt unwanted, and ma... Read More
Teacher!
Contributor: Arlene Birt | File type : Blog Post
“Teachers have a big impact and people remember their teachers years later. I had lots of great teachers and they impacted and shaped who I am today. Whenever I think of my favorite teacher,... Read More
Three Things I Wish I Had Known Before I Started Teaching
Contributor: Austin Shenk | File type : Blog Post
As a 20-year-old, I started my career in education with no desire to make it a career. I knew it was a good work and I wanted to do well for at least one year but I had no idea then that I would ... Read More
Start with Simple: Tips to Make the First Year Less Stressful
Contributor: Paul Harrison | Length : 5 | File type : Video
New teachers face a daunting task. There are classrooms to decorate, students to manage, and lessons to teach. Paul reminds us to avoid unrealistic expectations. None of us are masters of a craft the ... Read More
Top 10 Lessons for the Teacher
Contributor: Arlene Birt | File type : Blog Post
I was returning workbooks to my students, and to save a few steps, I gently tossed some books onto desks. One of the children chided me, saying, “You really shouldn’t make a practice of that... Read More
Thank You, Teachers
Contributor: Shari Zook | File type : Blog Post
For the hours of energy poured into your students over the past nine months–thank you.
For waking up every morning ready to face a new day with people you didn’t create, to teach content you ... Read More
Good Morning, Sunshine!
Contributor: Austin Shenk | File type : Blog Post
Life change comes through establishing and working proper routines.
As a 20-year-old, I walked into work one day with my drowsiness very apparent. My co worker knew that I was going to be teaching ... Read More
The Well is Dry
Contributor: Arlene Birt | File type : Blog Post
This is the first time I can remember that I've felt like maybe I can't go on, maybe I won't make it, and I'm not sure I want to try!
I don’t know what else to do with some of these students... Read More
Consistency
Contributor: Arlene Birt | File type : Blog Post
Being consistent makes me tired! And I am tired of trying to be consistent! I know consistency is important, but it would be easier to just let some things go. I also know I will be glad lat... Read More
I Was Six Years Old
Contributor: Shari Zook | File type : Blog Post
I was six years old, with pigtail braids down my back, when I began my first day of school.
Our school was tiny: one teacher, one room in the basement of a little country church house... Read More
