I agree with your views on this video. Not knocking anyone. Ive worked as a para for seven years and now a substitute while finishing my El Ed -Math degree, later in life. I found many of your tips worked for me in my limited role, without realizing it. I try to be a duck and just help students and have fun. Well done!
This was such a good reminder of not getting sucked into negativity and to be a blessing. I love how you said you want to be a teacher that helps new teachers. I wouldn't have survived my first year last year without one of the veteran teachers taking me under her wing! Keep it up:)
I'm in middle school and it's weird to look at it from a teachers point of view, I didn't realize teachers could not like other teachers, which I suppose was dumb of me because it is always possible for people to not get along. Anyways I like watching your videos to get a view on how teachers view it. I'm going into 7th grade (which is the first year of middle school for me) and I'm super scared to do it but your videos have kinda helped me. Ps: I noticed the Hamilton stuff in the background. I LOVE Hamilton
I was a tutor at an elementary school for a couple months. Every time I would step into the staff lounge at lunchtime, I would hear teachers talk badly about their students. Also, those same teachers would give another fellow tutor and I bad looks. I didn't care much about the dirty looks but I fell bad for the students. It became so uncomfortable being there, that I would just have lunch in my car to avoid them. I never thought it would be like that in a school setting. Thanks to that experience, it made me think about the kind of teacher I would like to be.
Sandra Romero money management Pomona California so how did you manage to put up with all that stuff like that it's cool talking about it cuz I don't think it's right either
Last year was my first year and I worked with the most difficult teacher in the whole school! She had to be in control of EVERYTHING and always bragged that she taught for 25 years. She was super negative and almost drove me to the edge. It was so bad, I had to go to the principal and thankfully she was very supportive and gave me advice. Oh man, I'm glad I'm not on her team next year! Like you said, you can't change anyone and sometimes it's just the way they are for whatever reason.
Negative people definitely put me off even going into the staffroom (lounge). I am a real sponge for other people's emotions and I must work harder with that. I understand that people need to vent and I'm perfectly fine with that, but I can't sit and listen to some of the nasty things that people say about kids (and their parents). I get angry at kids, but I don't "hate" those kids, and with some people it seems as though they don't seem to even LIKE their students.
Top point about being in charge all day then 10 mins after the bell having to play a diff role in staff meetings and such. I struggle with individuals who have a massive ego. To me, teaching is a serving role and I struggle to relate to show ponies/ conceited/competitive teachers. PS I love the secret role model idea you talked about 👍🏼
I taught in the same district for 20 years. I just spent the last year as a teacher in a new district. It was tough! Luckily my colleagues welcomed me and made it a little easier.
Really loved this! This year will be my first year teaching...I know a lot of the staff from long term subbing there but it can still be intimidating going in. All the grade levels have teams you so work with usually at least 3 teachers you consistently communicate with. The point about being in charge all day is something I never would have thought about before that makes a lot of sense. Thank you both!😊
Thank you for sharing good advice and good ideas! I love collaborations too!!!! So nice to hear tips on working with your co-workers! Doing favors, is such a great point!!! I tend to seclude myself sometimes, I am a little shy, so I am trying to work on being more outgoing!
TimeToTeach I'm very shy in front of my colleagues and I don't know why! I'm myself in front of the kids though. I need to work on this too. Going into my second year!
This was very insightful! I have been teaching for 18 years and as you were talking there were several points that I hadn't thought of. For example I hadn't though of the differences between teacher jobs and office jobs...I hadn't thought of that perspective. Loved it! :)
You didn't know how Secret Santa worked? Hahaha...jk. That's a funny story. This is some great advice, especially for me. I'm so impatient with people.
I am trying so hard to build positive relationships with my coworkers, but it's so hard. I'm one of the oldest teachers at my school, and I have the most seniority. I love to learn from the younger teachers, but they have a little clique and ignore others who aren't part of their group. Our school secretary witnessed an incident where we were all sitting around before an event and I was deliberately ignored and left out of the conversation. I work hard in my classroom every day for my kids and I do my extracurriculars, but I avoid the teachers lounge like the plague.
I loved these tips. I notice in the different schools I've worked in for some reason my positive energy sometimes attracts people who are negative. I don't know why but sometimes it's difficult to not become negative too. I want to be a good friend and listen to them when they need it but not let it bring me down. The job is already stressful enough.
I was super excited and positive my first year. Some veteran teachers would taunt me and put my ideas down. They wouldn't change their view no matter how positive I was. It really sucks and was so hard not to go off on them!!
Great video!! I know that you have mentioned that you have coaching experience. I'm going into my fourth year of teaching and am going to start coaching cross country for the first time. Could you do a video on advice for new coaches and how you balance it with teaching?
Thank you so much for this video. I am a new middle school teacher at a new district. I taught third grade at my last school for thirteen years. I hope the staff is supportive. These tips were great! Do you usually eat in the teachers lounge? I would typically run errands on my break or eat in my room to catch up on grading.
Great video! I would add that if you get a great idea from another teacher that you give credit to him/her rather than take credit for their work or ideas... Btw, I miss your old intro music!🎶
I love your personality. I think I may have said that before but our sense of humor is the same. Great suggestion in being supportive. I believe that's something practical that I can do this year to contribute to a positive work community.
I enjoy watching your videos. Thank you for sharing your experiences and have a safe and fun summer break.
Excellent topic.
I agree with your views on this video. Not knocking anyone. Ive worked as a para for seven years and now a substitute while finishing my El Ed -Math degree, later in life. I found many of your tips worked for me in my limited role, without realizing it. I try to be a duck and just help students and have fun. Well done!
Great tips, thank you! Love the quote "Be the Change you want to see in The World".
This was such a good reminder of not getting sucked into negativity and to be a blessing. I love how you said you want to be a teacher that helps new teachers. I wouldn't have survived my first year last year without one of the veteran teachers taking me under her wing! Keep it up:)
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I'm in middle school and it's weird to look at it from a teachers point of view, I didn't realize teachers could not like other teachers, which I suppose was dumb of me because it is always possible for people to not get along. Anyways I like watching your videos to get a view on how teachers view it. I'm going into 7th grade (which is the first year of middle school for me) and I'm super scared to do it but your videos have kinda helped me.
Ps: I noticed the Hamilton stuff in the background. I LOVE Hamilton
So incredibly helpful! I wish I was your co-worker!
Two of my favorite "Teacher Tubers" collaborated! Yes!!! I'm so excited!😙
NaturallyNiani RIGHT! When they announced this I got SO excited!!
La Tawnya is so great!
toocoolformiddleschool blog Yes, and so are you! I am a fairly new subscriber and your classroom behavior memes are AWESOME! 😙😙😙
I was a tutor at an elementary school for a couple months. Every time I would step into the staff lounge at lunchtime, I would hear teachers talk badly about their students. Also, those same teachers would give another fellow tutor and I bad looks. I didn't care much about the dirty looks but I fell bad for the students. It became so uncomfortable being there, that I would just have lunch in my car to avoid them. I never thought it would be like that in a school setting. Thanks to that experience, it made me think about the kind of teacher I would like to be.
Sandra Romero money management Pomona California so how did you manage to put up with all that stuff like that it's cool talking about it cuz I don't think it's right either
Excellent advice!
Please consider adding captions (even auto-generated) to your videos! It helps people who are Deaf/hearing impaired :)
I will look into how to do that, thank you so much for pointing it out!
Last year was my first year and I worked with the most difficult teacher in the whole school! She had to be in control of EVERYTHING and always bragged that she taught for 25 years. She was super negative and almost drove me to the edge. It was so bad, I had to go to the principal and thankfully she was very supportive and gave me advice. Oh man, I'm glad I'm not on her team next year! Like you said, you can't change anyone and sometimes it's just the way they are for whatever reason.
I totally love your videos!
Thank you so much for this video! I'm starting at a new middle school next month and these are great reminders of the do's and donts!
Excellent point about speaking out in meetings! 🙌🏼
Negative people definitely put me off even going into the staffroom (lounge). I am a real sponge for other people's emotions and I must work harder with that. I understand that people need to vent and I'm perfectly fine with that, but I can't sit and listen to some of the nasty things that people say about kids (and their parents). I get angry at kids, but I don't "hate" those kids, and with some people it seems as though they don't seem to even LIKE their students.
Zelma Anderson I'm the same way! I really feed off people's vibes so I also need to work on surrounding myself with positive people
Top point about being in charge all day then 10 mins after the bell having to play a diff role in staff meetings and such. I struggle with individuals who have a massive ego. To me, teaching is a serving role and I struggle to relate to show ponies/ conceited/competitive teachers. PS I love the secret role model idea you talked about 👍🏼
Wow, great topic and suggestions!
It was so fun collaborating with you on this! Great insight and tips. Hopefully, we can do more in the future! 🤓
Great video! Thank you for all this great advice. I'm so happy I found your channel! :)
Great Video! I was just yelled at by another teacher at a staff meeting when I was trying to explain something. It was terrible.
Thank you so much for your advice. I am in such a situation right now that I literally wanted to quit. But this helped me!😀😇
I needed this! Thanks!!
Love that both of you did this collaboration. You two are awesome and my favorite to watch 😍
Also people that have been there a long time can be nervous about new people too. So it's great to show interest in getting to know people as well.
This was super helpful! Thank you!
Being the "fng" is never easy no matter where you are in life.
I taught in the same district for 20 years. I just spent the last year as a teacher in a new district. It was tough! Luckily my colleagues welcomed me and made it a little easier.
Really loved this! This year will be my first year teaching...I know a lot of the staff from long term subbing there but it can still be intimidating going in. All the grade levels have teams you so work with usually at least 3 teachers you consistently communicate with. The point about being in charge all day is something I never would have thought about before that makes a lot of sense. Thank you both!😊
Thank you for sharing good advice and good ideas! I love collaborations too!!!! So nice to hear tips on working with your co-workers! Doing favors, is such a great point!!! I tend to seclude myself sometimes, I am a little shy, so I am trying to work on being more outgoing!
TimeToTeach I'm very shy in front of my colleagues and I don't know why! I'm myself in front of the kids though. I need to work on this too. Going into my second year!
I needed this reminder about staff meeting comments 😬
we all do, lol
If you ever want a good laugh go follow mrdtimes3 on Instagram. He's hilarious and does an amazing job reaching his kids and connecting with them!
This was very insightful! I have been teaching for 18 years and as you were talking there were several points that I hadn't thought of. For example I hadn't though of the differences between teacher jobs and office jobs...I hadn't thought of that perspective. Loved it! :)
You didn't know how Secret Santa worked? Hahaha...jk. That's a funny story. This is some great advice, especially for me. I'm so impatient with people.
I've been enjoying your videos and live broadcast lately. New subscriber! Thanks for all of the helpful information .
Hi there, nice to meet you!
Love the Stephen Covey book. The 4 quadrants are awesome!
Yes! I always want to be in quandrant 4 though! lol
toocoolformiddleschool blog The best quadrant is 4. It's my happy place.
Love this video!
I'm so glad that you and LaTawnya did this collaboration. New subscriber! ❤️❤️
Nice to meet you!
Specific is so good. Not all of us have social skills superpowers-but we aim to please. Just tell us!
Hi, Megan. Thanks for sharing!
I am trying so hard to build positive relationships with my coworkers, but it's so hard. I'm one of the oldest teachers at my school, and I have the most seniority. I love to learn from the younger teachers, but they have a little clique and ignore others who aren't part of their group. Our school secretary witnessed an incident where we were all sitting around before an event and I was deliberately ignored and left out of the conversation. I work hard in my classroom every day for my kids and I do my extracurriculars, but I avoid the teachers lounge like the plague.
That's such a bummer! I hope they have better attitudes this year!
I loved these tips. I notice in the different schools I've worked in for some reason my positive energy sometimes attracts people who are negative. I don't know why but sometimes it's difficult to not become negative too. I want to be a good friend and listen to them when they need it but not let it bring me down. The job is already stressful enough.
I was super excited and positive my first year. Some veteran teachers would taunt me and put my ideas down. They wouldn't change their view no matter how positive I was. It really sucks and was so hard not to go off on them!!
You are 100% correct about that Robert Leabo
You are so right about the new teacher reach out thing. This was my first year and I was thrown into a snake pit of a department.
What a bummer!
Why do people say elementry instead of elementary? The staff, not the staffs.
Great video!! I know that you have mentioned that you have coaching experience. I'm going into my fourth year of teaching and am going to start coaching cross country for the first time. Could you do a video on advice for new coaches and how you balance it with teaching?
That's a really good idea! I hadn't thought of that before, thanks!
Thank you so much for this video. I am a new middle school teacher at a new district. I taught third grade at my last school for thirteen years. I hope the staff is supportive. These tips were great! Do you usually eat in the teachers lounge? I would typically run errands on my break or eat in my room to catch up on grading.
I do usually, yes! Especially as a new teacher I wanted to make sure to get to know my coworkers.
Great video! I would add that if you get a great idea from another teacher that you give credit to him/her rather than take credit for their work or ideas... Btw, I miss your old intro music!🎶
Another good tip! Aww I'll have to tell my husband, that was his song in my intro!!
I love your personality. I think I may have said that before but our sense of humor is the same. Great suggestion in being supportive. I believe that's something practical that I can do this year to contribute to a positive work community.
U r so beautiful
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