At the beginning of my career, I was told (more than once) to “not smile after Christmas”. As a new teacher, I was told that it would be important to ensure that students respected me and took me seriously, and if they saw that I was “too nice”, they would lose respect for me. I … [Read more…]
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At the beginning of my career, I was told (more than once) to “not smile until after Christmas”. As a new teacher, I was told that it would be important to ensure that students respected me and took me seriously, and if they saw that I was “too nice”, they would lose respect for me. … [Read more…]
Read More Some of the Worst Advice You Will Ever Get as an Educator