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includes common barriers to teaching effectiveness as well as information and strategies for dealing with toxic colleagues.
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“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. Don’t complain! -Maya Angelou
BEAT-THE-SYSTEM BENNY
(^) COMMON PHRASES: I have been teaching the same thing for 28 years and I have only 4 years left before retirement (^) TRAITS: same thing everyday and never changes from year to year (^) COMMONLY FOUND: sitting in the bleachers or faculty lounge; will talk to anybody who walks through gym (^) FRED’S BAD ADVICE FOR NEW TEACHERS: “Stay under the radar and don’t cause waves so no one will notice you”
(^) COMMON PHRASES: “I would be happy to sponsor the cheerleaders and the debate team, and coach four sports” - “I am so busy” (^) TRAITS: always at school, always really early and leaves late, same clothes as day before (^) COMMONLY FOUND: anywhere in the school; asleep in their cot (^) BAD ADVICE FOR NEW TEACHERS: “Realize that you do not have a life outside of school”
(^) COMMON PHRASES: “It took me 8 hours to get everything together” or “I bought my sneakers and socks to match my sweatsuit” (^) TRAITS: Carries a glue gun around with her. The gym and office is overly decorated (^) COMMONLY FOUND: shopping, making things, creating new stuf (^) BAD ADVICE FOR NEW TEACHERS: “Always have a nice bulletin board; that is the most important thing.”
(^) COMMON PHRASES: “Can’t we just all get along?” “Everyone please line up, okay?” (^) TRAITS: Struggles to raise voice above a whisper. Students make her cry COMMONLY FOUND: Hiding in the office or bathroom BAD ADVICE FOR NEW TEACHERS: “Bring a lot of tissues to school because the students are cruel and will make you cry all the time”
(^) COMMON PHRASES: “Let’s team teach this unit” or “I will walk around and make sure the students are doing whatever you are instructing them to do.” (^) TRAITS: agreeable about content until he/she is lead teacher; things management is teaching (^) COMMONLY FOUND: in back of class watching others teach (^) BAD ADVICE FOR NEW TEACHERS:” Team-teach as much as possible. It makes it so much easier”
(^) COMMON PHRASES: “I earned the right not to do anything.” (^) TRAITS: poor role model for good health, never participating in any physical activity COMMONLY FOUND: sitting in chair or never leaves desk during class BAD ADVICE FOR NEW TEACHERS: “It is only important to get the students active. Make sure they are doing what they are told”
(^) COMMON PHRASES: “I am just working the system” or “If I have 500 sick days, I am entitled to use them.” (^) TRAITS: Knows every policy and regulation by heart and can recite the teacher handbook COMMONLY FOUND: at home or on vacation (^) BAD ADVICE FOR NEW TEACHERS: “Read between the lines in the teacher handbook. Memorize the guidelines and get to know your NEA representative”