Building a Better Teacher: How Teaching Works (and How to Teach It to Everyone) Elizabeth Green
Publisher: Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.

It would seem that none of your beefs are to do with teachers themselves, but rather the often unelected board officials. Everyone thinks they can do your job better than you do and no matter how hard you work, administrators try to get you out as soon as you become too expensive. I am still teaching there and will continue to teach there as long as I am physically able. Sep 7, 2013 - I have one issue only with teachers (and in my country conditions are significantly better than in the US)… they have a great job, that pays very well (especially considering the time off), is exceptionally rewarding (my perception), for the most . Jan 15, 2014 - Your resignations reflect a lot of the anger and frustration hundreds of teachers across the country also feel today, and have given many teachers this sense of, “Phew, so I'm not alone” reaction. Jul 22, 2013 - Maybe you're childs teachers are being exhausted with busy work and nagging parents who won't help their child while insisting the teacher is wrong for saying they need help. Now that I am pretty adequate at getting children to be and stay quiet throughout class so that I can teach them, I run the risk of slacking off and stagnating in my teaching technique. You are aiming your rifle at the wrong targets. That makes me a lousy teacher, because not everyone else in the world learns that way. Train your sight better, Travis. Like a lazy kid making excuses. May 28, 2014 - So maybe these Teach To Lead Teacher Leaders will work across department lines, or maybe just half time in the classroom, or work as teacher mentors. It's my 6th year to teach, and I begin what could be seen as the downhill slope of teaching. November 19, 2013 at 9:31 pm | # | Reply. Jan 14, 2008 - I have found this year that I have been making a lot of progress on my own personal teaching style. I've spent the past 15 years working in a school building (As a 12-month administrative staff member) watching skillful teachers retire out of the system while the “I want to like, work less and like, make more” generation steps in.