Secret 5 Part 4

Is there another, better way to teach what I am teaching? Can I refine my teaching/lesson planning to reach even more students more effectively? We owe it to our students to be the best we can be, throughout our career. Discuss your thoughts and reactions to the statements above. How are you personally working on growing professionally? (Personally, I thought the Doctor/Surgery analogy was excellent).

Secret 5 Part 3

What are some of the hints and techniques you use to cope with and avoid having students “get to you.”

Secret 5 Part 1

In the book, the authors make the comparison between lawyers, pilots, and teachers regarding professional dress/attire. Discuss your thoughts on professional dress. Explain your thoughts on student behavior as it relates to student attire. Is there a correlation between students dressing up for school and their behavior?

Secret 4 - Question #4

4. We are all familiar with the following quote:

“I've come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element in the classroom. It's my daily mood that makes the weather. As a teacher, I possess a tremendous power to make a child's life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration. I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal. In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis will be escalated or de-escalated and a child humanized or de-humanized.” Dr. Haim Ginott
What are your thoughts on the quote? Is Dr. Ginott right on target? Explain.

Secret 4 - Question #3

3. Rate yourself from 1 to 10 (10 being the best) on Parent communication, and being in perpetual contact with parents. Why did you rate yourself at this number? What can you do to improve and/or maintain positive parent communication?

Secret 4 - Question #2

2. What positives are gained from being involved with, or contributing to negative discussions, or being around negative people?

Secret 4 - Question #1

Please complete by Tuesday, November 24th.

1. “You can control two things, your effort and your attitude.” Respond to this statement as it relates to teaching, your colleagues, and how you work to keep your attitude positive.