What Great Teachers Do Differently

Todd Whitaker describes the beliefs, behaviors, attitudes, and interactions that form the fabric of life in our best classrooms and schools. He focuses on the specific things that great teachers do ... that others do not.
http://www.eyeoneducation.com/prodinfo.asp?number=7053%2D3
Sign up to receive tips from Todd Whitaker in your inbox! http://www.eyeoneducation.com/newsletter_request.asp

Category:

Education

Tags:

• teachers
• todd whitaker
• eye on education

[MrJammer90]

And all students are perfect little angels. The trouble with education is everyone blames the teachers when people should look at themselves. I've seen many poor students that don't care and with people like this, blame teachers for their own failures. The sad truth is this fake makes money by spewing this nonesense.

[eyeoneducation]

@MrJammer90 We agree that teaching kids is really hard, especially unmotivated ones. However, we feel that Todd Whitaker's message is a great one and should be championed by teachers everywhere.

[sceolain]

He's not talking nonsense. I taught for 35 years in one of the most disadvantaged urban school in Ireland. It took all of 15 years before I began to learn,through bitter experience mostly, the most effective ways of dealing with troubled children. (Slow learner ,I know)

Punishment and revenge are not effective responses to indiscipline. Believe me, if they were effective I would have continued to use them.I'm not on a moral crusade here,only saying what works.

The man is right.

[arrivish]

"it's the response to the students doing poorly that's the valuable ..." ... "do not seek revenge on [somebody] because hurt people hurt people ... "

[humanyoda]

@MrJammer90 It's better to think of the issue not in terms of blaming somebody, but in terms of taking responsibility of one's actions. Everybody should do that. Otherwise, one can't improve anything -- essentially, by definition.

[humanyoda]

God damn, he speaks fast! I think he and his listeners would do better if he cared to slow down and not swallow as many words as he does.

[celtichero9]

Fantastic!

Good Bless

[brew27]

Essentially he is preaching ownership. Take ownership of your classroom and the children in it. Stop pointing fingers and blaming others and do the best you can to educate then no matter the circumstances. Period.

[MenottiCesarini]

@link0zeldarulz89 I'm guess you had a poor grammar teacher.

[Complabteacher]

He is right, it's all about teaching the child to be responsible and accountable for his or her own actions in the classroom.

[link0zeldarulz89]

@MrJammer90 i'm guessing your a poor teacher?

[aaronlosing]

@evo5dave How so?

[missbutter81]

@skizzerdo Please see my response to MrJammer