THRIVE by Teaching Expectations
Adam Hogan wastes no time in Shattering the Perfect Teacher Myth. The first myth that he busts is one that I have definitely believed: perfect teachers never have behavior problems from their students . Ok, logically, yes, I know that this can't be true. Even my role model colleagues have had kids act up and my 'best' classes have left me exhausted and frustrated at the end of the day. But belief in a myth doesn't have be logical. What teacher wouldn't want to have to worry about behavior problems? Yet, Hogan discusses how behavior problems do happen, no matter our level of experience. In order to thrive as a teacher we need to adjust our response to misbehavior; instead of assuming that students know how to act and behavior, we need to teach behavior expectations . We never give students the same type of grace when they make a behavior mistake than when they make an academic mistake. This notion is not a new concept to me, especially since I am on the lead...