“I am asking teachers to understand that we must make the education relevant for the children. If they're only working for the tests or they're only working to please us, they're not going to be interested in school.” IfsChildrenSchoolTeacherPleaseTestsAskingRelevant Author:Rafe Esquith
“Most of us have participated in the trust exercise in which one person falls back and is caught by a peer. Even if the catch is made a hundred times in a row, the trust is broken forever if the friend lets you fall the next time as a joke. Even if he swears he is sorry and will never let you fall again, you can never fall back without a seed of doubt.” IfsPersonsMadeFallNextForeverDoubtBrokenExerciseJokesHundredSorryCaughtSeedsSwearPeersNext TimeFall Back Author:Rafe Esquith
“If a child is going to grow into a truly special adult–someone who thinks, considers other points of view, has an open mind, and possesses the ability to discuss great ideas with other people–a love of reading is an essential foundation.” PeopleIfsThinkingMindChildrenIdeasReadingGrowsAbilityViewsSpecialEssentialsAdultsFoundationPoint Of ViewOpen MindGreat IdeaLove Of Reading Book:Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire: The Methods and Madness Inside Room 56 Source: Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire: The Methods and Madness Inside Room 56
“I'd like to give every young teacher some good news. Teaching is a very easy job. Administrators will tell you what to do. You'll be given books and told chapters to assign the children. Veteran teachers will show you the correct way to fill out forms and have your classes line up.And here's some more good news. If you do all of these things badly, they let you keep doing it. You can go home at three o'clock every day. You get about three months off a year. Teaching is a great gig.However, if you care about what you're doing, it's one of the toughest jobs around.” IfsWayGivingYearsChildrenBookShowsHomeCareJobsFormYoungThreeGivenEasyLinesClassTeacherTeachingMonthsNewsClockChaptersVeteranGood NewsGigsThree MonthsAdministratorsIf You Care Author:Rafe Esquith
