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#2: That Does Sound Rebellious!

Posted March 12th, 2007 by Mike
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Ever wondered how a principal's opinion of you changes when you send kids to the office? Are you worried that, by referring students, you're announcing to the entire school "I can't control my class"? Wonder and worry no more, as we talk about the role administrators will play in your classroom management strategies. We also answer an email from a teacher who thinks she made a lousy impression on parents during Back To School Night, and worries that (because she's so young) she'll never regain parents' respect.

I enjoy listening to your

On March 19th, 2007 edward.gador says:

I enjoy listening to your podcasts and I look forward to hearing more! I must say that you guys make things that are normally serious sound funny and entertaining. I'm sure being in those situations isn't funny at all but at least you have a way of making people listen and laugh at themselves.

Thanks for the kind words!

On March 21st, 2007 Mike says:

Thanks for the kind words! Glen and I know that a lot of the things we talk about are serious issues, but we also don't want to cause a panic! We've seen too many potentially good teachers burn out like a falling star as they enter the atmosphere of a "real life" classroom, and we decided we wanted to do something about it, in some (very small) way. Just because things can become disastrous doesn't mean they *will*, and we're hoping to point new teachers in the right direction before they *do*.