Every so often I like to write to my readers who are teachers. I consider myself a pretty creative person. I love to write all different types of genre and do arts and crafts. Therefore, I do personally create a lot of activities and games for my classroom. However, I love to steal from others too. I watch, observe, and read for new ideas. I then take these ideas and adapt them to match my personality and the needs of my students. I hope that by writing ideas and thoughts aimed at other teachers, I can too aide them in … Continue reading →

I have been discussing some characteristics of different degrees of teachers. In my first article I gave my description of a super teacher. I then went on to describe an excellent teacher in my next article. In this article I will focus on good teachers. There is nothing wrong with being a good teacher. There are many students who are successful in their future and have good teachers in their educational career. Most of us only have one or two super or excellent teachers throughout school. Good teachers do their job and do it well. However they have stricter limits … Continue reading →

Previously I discussed how in often cases teachers are labeled as being bad or great and all in between. I also gave some characteristics that are typically found in super teachers. While there are few super teachers to be found, there are many teachers that are considered to be excellent or good. Being an excellent teacher may not be super but it is considered to be an honor. Excellent teachers love to teach. They enjoy their job but it is not their life. While super teaches usually sacrifice their own personal lives for their job, excellent teachers are more balanced. … Continue reading →

When describing your childhood teachers you typically use words such as bad, good, or great. We have all had teachers from each of the categories. So what characteristics is it that put a teacher into one of these categories? When thinking about teaching we all want to be or have the super teacher. But what is it that makes a teacher super? Not all teachers are or can be super. There are perfectly acceptable and sufficient teachers that do not deserve this title. Being an excellent or a good teacher is perfectly fine. However if you are ever labeled as … Continue reading →

Previously I began a discussion about students who refuse to do work and how teachers in essence cannot make them. The article listed some typical actions that teachers take to try to get a student to do work. Some teachers try punishment for the students and others do not allow students to play until the work is completed. The best thing that teachers and parents can do to get children to complete their work is to give them motivation. While this sounds easy, the hard part is discovering what exactly it is that motivates the child. Not all children are … Continue reading →

While gazing over a few headlines from some web articles, I recently ran across one that caught my eye. I suppose the title question was not intriguing enough for me to read the article but definitely enough for me to ponder for a while and give a response to you. The title was in the form of a question and it read, “Do you have to be a teacher to do a teacher’s job?” After thinking about this question for a little while I realized that in fact it was questioning the qualifications of teachers. This question is insinuating that … Continue reading →