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Students Who Wander the Hallways

What do you do with students who have difficulty staying in the classroom? It is not possible to keep some students in the classroom with stern warnings. Also, that requires my stern face, which...

The New Learner

Students have changed. We cannot teach the same lessons we did before the pandemic and expect to have the same outcomes. Here are 5 ways in which learners have changed and how to teach them....

Calling Parents

As much as possible, I try only to call parents with good news. When I have a homeroom, I make sure to call parents with some good news about their child within the first couple of weeks and I make...

Alleviating September Fatigue

Why am I alway so tired in September? It's back to school, back to routines and back to dreaming about my students. I'm falling asleep before I make dinner. (Ok, so I picked up Greek food on the way...

Coming Back From a Bad Day With a Student

So, yesterday wasn't a good day. The student had a bad day, you had a bad day. It was a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day - we've established it. You're hoping tomorrow is better. Tomorrow...

Managing Anxiety About Returning to School

There is still half of the summer left and yet some teachers will start to have anxiety about returning to school now and will miss out on some of the enjoyment of the summer. There is so much to...

Things to do Before Going to a Job Interview

It's time to start applying to teaching jobs and you wonder how many hundreds of applications you should send out? Here are some tips to help you get started (on the first few). Often principals...