Oh my goodness! One more reason to appreciate middle-school educators. :)
Good luck! Try not to be nervous.
Fourth grade??? Gosh, I thought this was a middle-school rite of passage, not elementary.
Gotta root for the Giants!! I am so pumped to see the Pack go down! :)
In my district in Kansas (not to mention in Iowa, where I'm originally from) you MUST have a college degree.
You have to priortize- we will ALWAYS be busy as teachers, unfortunately. If you just have to work every night, at least bring some of it home....
It took me two years to find my first job. It is incredibly competitive in my (very high-achieving) school district. It's really tough...
When it comes to the possibility of lost deposits and exorbitant fees/charges, I would never assume it was final until it was final. Assuming...
I don't think I was particularly quoting anybody here. I'm discussing the general attitude towards touching children vs. sick children. Thanks...
I have always hugged and high-fived my students. Use your common sense when it comes to a child that has an obvious cold sore or is sneezing snot...
Well, being someone who had to get her job without knowing someone is something I had to really prove myself for. Everyone is free to their own...
Long term subbing is a great to get your foot in the door. However, I wouldn't necessarily broadcast the fact that you got it because of who you...
Wow, that suprises, me Honey. I am from NE Iowa and all they seemed to want to do was hire out-of-state grads. That is why I eventually moved....
AMEN.
Ugh, yes- I get sick frequently- I just found out one of my kiddos has strep and was at school today! It' s my 2nd year of teaching, so maybe I...
Maybe a "Welcome to our school" would have been polite??
My year is going very well so far, also! I have twenty very bright and well-behaved children.
I put my kiddos in twos on the first day- I don't see anything wrong with that! I plan on moving them into groups later on in the quarter.
My opinion is that if you want to be seen and treated as a professional (which can be tricky as a teacher), you dress the part. Period. Jeans are...
The Flat Stanley series is great! I'm not particularly crazy about Junie B- I have a few of those in my library, but I do not use them as...
