Top 10 Things a Teacher Should Never Say to a Student

As a teacher, you want the best for your students. However, even the best teachers can make simple mistakes that can destroy student motiv...

Eight steps to becoming a more creative teacher

How can teachers develop their creativity in the classroom? Marisa Constantinides, who recently presented a webinar on the subject for ...

5 Reasons Why Teachers Fail

Failure is a part of life. It’s what makes us learn and eventually succeed. Sometimes it’s our fault that we fail, and other times, we’...

20 SIGNS YOU’RE A TEACHER AT THE END OF SUMMER

1. You start having dreams in which you’re not prepared — your syllabus is incomplete, your lesson plans aren’t finished, your copies a...

10 reasons why teachers deserve more money

1. Because they teach content AND wipe your child's noses at the same time. 2. Because they spend hours outside of the classroo...

8 Things Teachers Do To Encourage Misbehavior

Teachers cause much of the misbehavior in their classrooms. True, students come to class with behavior issues and personal agendas....

Top 10 Reasons to Become a Teacher

Teaching is a special calling. It is not a job well-suited to everyone. In fact, many new teachers leave within the first 3-5 years of ...

32 Signs You’re A New Teacher

1. On the first day, you deal with excitement and nervousness by just smiling a lot. 2. You don’t eat lunch or use the bathroom dur...

10 things every new primary school teacher needs to know

Do smile before Christmas but don’t foray into the staff room if you actually need a break. Here are some top tips for surviving your f...

10 Things Smart Teachers Don’t Do

Over at the Inc website, contributing editor Jeff Haden last week contributed “10 Things the Smartest People Never Do.” It’s business-o...

50 Strange Things Teachers Say

Let’s face it, teaching is tough! If you are a teacher, you know that sometimes you say things in the classroom that you never anticip...