The demands on a junior high teacher are many: educator, entertainer, organizer, diplomat, and morally upright leader.
How can any teacher meet all these demands while maintaining his/her sanity?
As a teacher with over thirty years of experience, Susan Carter explores both the practical and entertaining aspects of this challenging profession.
She offers practical suggestions such as:
• Preparing for a substitute teacher
• Fun activities when you have ten minutes left before the bell
• Four people to be extra nice to
• Coping with the bullies
• Teaching students how to memorize
Just as important as the practical activates is how to create a positive atmosphere in the classroom. As a part-time stand-up comic, Susan believes that allowing humour into the classroom:
• Makes connections with your students
• Gets their attention
• Helps you to maintain your sanity because a funny line is better than ranting!
Through amusing insights and anecdotes, Susan provides creative coping ideas to manage the little things that wear you down so that you can do what you are here to do – teach!
