Teaching is self-sacrifice. Teaching is giving. Teaching is loving when the other isn’t always lovable. Teaching is by grace a tinkering with the future…when the future keeps slapping your hands away.
Kendra waited half a semester before dealing with a problem that ended up causing her to snap. What happened and how can we avoid the same mistake?
Carrot and Stick? 🥕 How should we follow through with our students in the classroom? Does the old carrot and stick method work? Is there a better way?
Let’s get real about punishments and consequences in the classroom.
Do your ELL student argue with you about in-class assignments, act surprised when there are consequences, or get upset with you a lot? These are signs of a common classroom management problem. Find out what it is as we get back into the Kid-Inspired classroom management series.
Melody was one of the most difficult students I have ever taught. In a previous article, I wrote about her adventures in making my life miserable. What ended up happening? How did things turn out?
Find out the second half of the story.
My Worst Student Ever Story (Part 1)I hesitate to use the word ‘bad’ when describing studeents, as do most teachers. We try to avoid labeling them. They are only children after all. They still have time to change, time to grow. We want to hold out hope that even our most difficult students will get …
