Ch+5&6--+Who+Me?

Chapter 5: Great teachers have high expectations of themselves. Chapter 6: The main variable in a classroom is the teacher.

Who Me? Yes! The teacher is the greatest variable in any classroom. Teachers that set high expectations of themselves are the ones that we remember as our "great" teachers. Focus on the things that you have control of in a classroom and the rest will fall into place.

I'll never forget my son saying to me when he was in high school, "Mom, why does a teacher keep teaching when the whole front row is sleeping"?

In the classroom: This is a list that was generated by three groups of teachers on April 21, 2010. Notice that some of the items in the I Can Control columnn are also in the I Can't Control column. = = I Can Control

My attitude Physical environment of the classroom My preparation for the day The temperature Classroom Climate Instructional delivery How much I care Giving access to education

I Can't Control

Kids' sleeping habits Kids' home life Kids' attitude meetings impulsive behavior disruptions in schedule illness who is in my classroom kids' relationships how kids handle being nice or not schedule diversity of the classroom temperature parental support school schedule student effort/actions

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