I'm currently a U.S. History teacher, and Geography teacher. What kind of thing were you looking for?
Is anyone else here a teacher?
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I'm presently an undergrad student, but I'm plan to be a chem/physics/math teacher at the high school level.
High school History teacher here. I agree with what's already been said, but here's one thing that's also really important: let the students themselves be an integral part of your class. Don't just explain stuff and lecture them college-style: ask for feedback, let them work amongst each other, ask your students what they know and let them contribute. Teaching and learning is a two-way street.
Work hard, really hard. I don't think I got home before 6:00 once my first year of teaching. Never take yourself too seriously, you have to be in charge, but you don't have to be a dick. Never take your personal life to work, it's not the student's fault that your pipes burst and you have water in the basement, so don't take it out on them. Spend 5 minutes or so sometimes talking about what they want to talk about, if you do they don't mind talking about what you need them to learn. Never say anything in anger, it's ok to be angry, and it's ok to let them know that you are angry, but words can't really be taken back. Don't baby them, expect nothing but their best and let them know that. Make your expectations and instructions absolutely clear, you would be amazed at how creatively a 7th grader can misunderstand you.Delta342 said:
And most importantly, pick your battles. If you explode over little things, then they won't respond when you are angry over big things.
I took the teacher's exam when I finished college, and then immediately decided I didn't want to be a teacher.
Then I found out I passed the test.
Then I found out I passed the test.
I do a bit of tutoring when I get the time. Its not paid tutoring, its just teaching people stuff they should have know if they payed attention in class. This has been everything from grade 10 physics to 2nd year psychology. Not sure how I am still tutoring 15+ people on a regular basis, but so long as I get free lunch from time to time, I'm not complaining.
I was thinking about being a teacher, but I generally loathe kids between the ages of 12 and 18, and have a very tough time taking anything they say, seriously. If I was a teacher, I would increase my trolling output by about 4000%
I was thinking about being a teacher, but I generally loathe kids between the ages of 12 and 18, and have a very tough time taking anything they say, seriously. If I was a teacher, I would increase my trolling output by about 4000%
I'm a tech guy in two schools.
I've got plenty of stories, like the couple of 8th graders that got caught having sex on the back of the bus, or the kids who were selling their ADHD meds, or the girls caught lezing out behind the school during lunch, or the kid who crowbared his friends locker open to get back his homemade m80s (a personal favorite), or the kids that lacking supervision thought that 'private' browsing would hide what they were doing on Omegle from me and my ability to do screen captures.
Edit* I almost forgot about the kid who built a trebuchet in shop class and broke the window on the principals car on the first test fire, it fired significantly further than expected.
There have been good times too but they are far less interesting.
If I can give any advice its keep your eyes on your students and make sure that they know what the expectations of the classroom are from day one. I've seen way to many computers messed up because of teachers not enforcing good expectations on their students.
I've got plenty of stories, like the couple of 8th graders that got caught having sex on the back of the bus, or the kids who were selling their ADHD meds, or the girls caught lezing out behind the school during lunch, or the kid who crowbared his friends locker open to get back his homemade m80s (a personal favorite), or the kids that lacking supervision thought that 'private' browsing would hide what they were doing on Omegle from me and my ability to do screen captures.
Edit* I almost forgot about the kid who built a trebuchet in shop class and broke the window on the principals car on the first test fire, it fired significantly further than expected.
There have been good times too but they are far less interesting.
If I can give any advice its keep your eyes on your students and make sure that they know what the expectations of the classroom are from day one. I've seen way to many computers messed up because of teachers not enforcing good expectations on their students.
I'm no teacher but I've taken enough classes to be able to tell you what makes an effective teacher. Be tough but fair, don't send anyone out for nothing otherwise they will feel being sent out is inevitable, but don't be afraid to send them out. Make sure they understand why they're being punished (I can't stress this enough).
Oh and I enjoy my teachers/tutors telling bad jokes. But that's a personal thing.
Oh and I enjoy my teachers/tutors telling bad jokes. But that's a personal thing.
I'm a teacher too. I teach little children... things...
The government doesn't appreciate my work, though. They tell me I need some fancy certificate. Pff!
The government doesn't appreciate my work, though. They tell me I need some fancy certificate. Pff!
My dad's a high school English teacher. And I'm the SPL for my Boy Scout troop, so I'm used to teaching Middle schooler who don't give a fuck about orientaring or cartography.
if a tutor counts as a teacher then im in.. i just do the older brigade.. usually uni students and adults for science and IT
That sounds like something I'd do XDnewwiseman said:
O wait... I made a small trebuchet ship with paper mache (sp) and coat hangers in 8th grade...
Thing could fling marbles a pretty damn good distance
OT: Throw in some small, interesting facts. I'm not a teacher, nor will I likely be, but I always loved the teachers that actually knew about the subject, not just telling you what the book said.