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Lifelong Benefits and Rewards of a Teaching Career: Impacts on Life
By: Teacher.org Staff | Sep 15, 2023
Can you think back to a teacher that made a significant impact on your life? There is a good chance that someone immediately jumps into your mind. This is because that person said and/or did something that left an imprint on your brain. They took their job seriously, and they wanted to create a special connection for a student that might not otherwise have existed. ...
Teachers: Saints or Sinners
By: Mary Hardin | Jun 6, 2016
Yesterday a student asked me a seemly simple question: “Is teaching just your job or is it your life or something?” On the spot, I didn’t know exactly how to answer that question. I mean, I know that I probably should answer the question with a resounding, “Yes! Teaching is ...
Special Education and Family Involvement
By: Mary McLaughlin | Jun 6, 2016
One of my friends realized school had let out for the summer and asked me what were my plans for my “time off.” That always cracks me up. Teachers don’t have time off, but that’s a blog entry for another day. Anyway, this pal—a retired Special Education Teacher--also asked how ...
The “Double Scoop” – Student Emotions
By: Jon Konen | Jun 2, 2016
It's at this time of year we see behaviors in students that we may not have seen since the first days of school in the fall. We wonder what has changed in the student's life to warrant these behaviors. We have to keep the big picture in the forefront. Many times ...
Can a Kindness Campaign Truly Change Your School?
By: Jon Konen | May 30, 2016
Back to the main Bully Prevention Guide.
PU#151 – Kindness Campaign
After trying many things to lessen discipline referrals in our school, we had to step out and think “inside the box.” What do you focus on, the discipline of a few naughty students or the kindness of the majority of students? That ...
The Fortune of Failure and Firsts
By: Tricia Koechig | May 26, 2016
Vincent Van Gogh is considered one of the most influential painters of all time. However, few know of his life outside of his famous painting, “A Starry Night.” Van Gogh’s parents gave birth to a still born son just a year prior to having Vincent. The Van Gogh’s had not ...
The Facts on Implementing College Readiness – A Positive Approach
By: Lisa Nielsen | May 26, 2016
I have been an educator (or a teacher) my whole life; I just did not know it right away. I spent many years in Corporate America building a career in business (finance and publishing) as a project management focused executive. During my career, I was lucky enough to begin adjunct-ing ...
The Passion for Knowledge
By: Cailyn Dougherty | May 25, 2016
The passion for knowledge has always been within me. It was something, even at a young age, I could remember having. I would create these expansive stories in my head about adventures a character had been on or struggles a character had gone through. Of course, when I was younger, ...
Brain Breaks: Not Just for the Kiddos
By: Cailyn Dougherty | May 25, 2016
When I think back to when I was in school, we worked from the start of class to the end of the day. The only time we had breaks was if we needed to go to the bathroom, or finished all of our work. These little moments were few and ...