My spring course leaders recommended it, and it just came in the mail: Has anyone read it?
read more »I borrowed this book from one of the other teachers and I was wondering: have any of you out there in cyberspace read it?
read more »That’s the best word to describe me right now. I got back from Math Pilot Orientation on Tuesday night, and since then I’ve been completely overwhelmed with all of the work I have to do. I don’t have the energy to do a cohesive blog entry, so I’m going to do bullets. I’ve been spending…
read more »It’s been so reassuring in the last few weeks, especially when I think about the upcoming school year. I can do this, I think. I just have to be prepared.
read more »So today was my last day at my job, and one of the (incredibly generous) regulars gave me a $100 Borders gift card as a parting gift! I managed to wait two whole hours before driving down and spending about half of it. I got Setting Limits in the Classroom and Discipline Survival Guide for…
read more »Or, “this sh*t just got real”…sometimes that’s just the perfect way to say it! I finally bit the bullet and went out and spent a small fortune on teaching clothes and a GPS. I got some really good deals, so it wasn’t as big of a fortune as I thought I’d spend, but it was…
read more »I finished all of the reading for the Pre-Institute Work last night, and in one of the last chapters, they suggested taking this test (http://www.tolerance.org/activity/test-yourself-hidden-bias) to discover your subconscious biases. I took a few of the tests, and apparently I have biases! I knew this, but it was kind of depressing to have a test…
read more »My Big Box O’ Pre-Institute Work came in the mail today! So exciting! It included a copy of Teaching as Leadership, a big huge book of readings to do, an instruction booklet, and a DVD with all these cool video clips! I know some people think it’s a chore, but compared to my homework for…
read more »I had my first teaching-related nightmare last night! I dreamed that it was the first day of school, and I had to take over another teacher’s class, and I was NOT prepared at all. The students loved the teacher that I was taking over for and were incredibly disappointed. I had nothing to pass out,…
read more »Important Disclaimer: I’m not a teacher yet, so I haven’t actually tried any of the advice or techniques given in these books. Out of all of the teaching books I’ve read over the last 8 months or so, three have really stood out as incredibly practical, realistic, and most important – helpful. 1. Beyond Survival…
read more »I’ve been reading so much lately, my eyes just might fall out. Not really, but I have been reading a lot. And when I read too many teaching books, I get kind of overwhelmed. At this point, all of the opinions I have about how I’ll run my classroom are just that – opinions. I…
read more »Two cool things happened today: 1. All of the teaching books I ordered on amazon.com, PLUS my Abraham Lincoln poster, came in the mail today! My brother texted me saying “you got a ton of packages in the mail”, and I opened the front door to 6 different-shaped cardboard boxes! It was like Christmas morning…
read more »I spent $80 on amazon.com yesterday on teaching books and an Abraham Lincoln poster! I got: Teach Like a Champion by Doug Lemov (I’ve already read it, but it’s definitely worth buying) Beyond Survival and Reluctant Disciplinarian by Gary Rubenstein (came TFA-recommended) Discipline in the Secondary Classroom: A Positive Approach to Behavior Management by Randall…
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