Comments on I Want to Teach Forever: 52 Teachers, 52 Lessons #14: Pick Your Battles

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2010-04-26T00:28:19.246-05:00

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2010-01-13T13:12:20.826-06:00
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My battle was with mobile phones and texting in cl...

2009-09-10T14:08:11.541-05:00

My battle was with mobile phones and texting in class - they got good at texting by touch - but annoyed the hell out of me for a while as it was a new school which had yet to work out which battles senior management were interested in.

Gum in the classroom, not a problem! My rule is i...

2009-06-18T13:03:04.389-05:00

Gum in the classroom, not a problem! My rule is if I "see it or hear it, its gone." All I have to do is look at the student and say "heard it" and point to the garbage or "saw it" ... works like a charm!

Choosing your battles applies to so many things. ...

2009-04-23T01:21:00.000-05:00

Choosing your battles applies to so many things. I did this with my 7th period and sleep! Many of this kids are NOT interested and exhausted from jobs and just staying up all night. If they don't care, neither do I, just give me a platform to help the others.

I can see the wisdom of this. Just don't tell the ...

2009-04-21T00:44:00.000-05:00

I can see the wisdom of this. Just don't tell the janitor!