I don't think the parent was saying that this was stupid; I think the parent was concerned that if the teacher was already this unprofessional to...
njmarketing07 - out of curiosity, have you been able to try this in a classroom yet? If so, what age? I noticed it said "Student Teacher" by your...
Well, of course I like my subject matter and of course I like teens. I'm not saying that I hate them - they just wear me out sometimes! I would...
I kind of disagree with this. Especially if you are younger and are teaching high school. I've been having issues with this some, as I came into...
If this teacher is answering all these personal questions and getting into discussions, when does he have time to actually teach lessons?? Is...
Mathfan and teachin4ever - thank you so much for your responses! I would really love to slow down my pace, but I was told that I need to cover the...
When I was in school, I made all A's and B's and I would have been horrified to make a C or lower. So I've had to come to terms that not all of my...
How "mean" are we supposed to be? I'm a new teacher, so I've only been doing this for 7 weeks, but I'm already getting to the point where I...
I'm teaching high school for the first time too. I student taught in middle school and had most of my tutoring and other experiences in middle...
Our school uses Teacherease.com, so we're already connected to the parents and students via email. Almost all of the parents have submitted their...
Thank you so much to everyone for their suggestions!! I really needed the encouragements and advice - some days are just crappier than others, you...
We don't have whiteboards in every room, but we do have smartboards in every room! I've installed/downloaded the notebook software on my computer...
I have a 4yr. old ibook I use for most of my school stuff, but I just purchased a new macbook as well (there is an education discount available)....
Hi ZoomZoom - I must have missed you in my long replies! One of the most difficult things at this this school is that I do not have my own...
Thank you every for your replies so far. Please feel free to keep commenting. I rambled quite a bit in my first posting; thank you to everyone who...
