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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: BFOOT1 on August 11, 2016, 10:11:46 AM
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Hey everyone! For most of you that know me, you literally watched me grow up through this game. Well I just graduated from Appalachian State University, I'm 22 now, and I'm very pleased to announce that I accepted a position teaching 7th Grade Science and Social Studies, in my hometown in North Carolina!
I'm also an assistant coach on the varsity football team! Wish me luck in my adventures!
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Aww, Congratulations, Bfoot1! Such great news all the way around!
Enjoy working those kids! I still remember all my 7th grade teachers - 13 is a very impressionable age. Good Luck and Best Wishes man!
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Congratulations, Bfoot1
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Wtg! Thanks for doing this!
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Nicely done. :aok
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congratulations!! :cheers:
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:salute
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Now get those kids hooked on aces high!
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Congrats Bfoot1
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Way to go Bfoot1, my brother.
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Way to go bfoot. Best of luck :cheers:
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Huzzah! Well done! :aok :aok :old:
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Bfoot Congrats, I've been teaching a long time. Now if you want advice .... I say this: With classroom expectations/discipline start high and be tough, real tough. You can go from tough to easy but you NEVER can go easy to hard! seen may teacher fail at this. Next understand that all that pedagogy they taught you in school will only get you so far (down the runway at 70mph but never wheels up). Understand the difference between teaching subject matter and teaching students. (Read Up on Parker Palmer) Understand that if you get it right teaching is like sailing or flying.....you have to respond to the current, winds, tides, each student brings. Teaching if done right is an art. Finally, your resume might have gotten you the job but your human relation skills will keep it. Be kind to everyone! <S> 999000
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WTG Bfoot, and 999000, that was great advice sir. :old:
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Congratulations :cheers:
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Well done Sir, nice job.
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:salute
and so it begins...................
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Congrats!
As a long time ed reformer on the policy and charter school side? Teach Like a Champion and John Gatto.
TLaC is all about classroom management. Gatto is about the techniques that make your students deep, critical thinkers that value freedom, and can empathize.
Boo
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Bfoot Congrats, I've been teaching a long time. Now if you want advice .... I say this: With classroom expectations/discipline start high and be tough, real tough. You can go from tough to easy but you NEVER can go easy to hard! seen may teacher fail at this. Next understand that all that pedagogy they taught you in school will only get you so far (down the runway at 70mph but never wheels up). Understand the difference between teaching subject matter and teaching students. (Read Up on Parker Palmer) Understand that if you get it right teaching is like sailing or flying.....you have to respond to the current, winds, tides, each student brings. Teaching if done right is an art. Finally, your resume might have gotten you the job but your human relation skills will keep it. Be kind to everyone! <S> 999000
I can confirm this. In the 8th grade my class went through 2 science teachers before they gave us a veteran.
the second ( a 22 year year old man) literally left the class in tears after we as in the entire class loaded alka seltzer into test tubes of water and shot the stoppers at him en masse. Course there were other worse things that led up to this point. But that was the final straw.
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Way to go Bfoot1! Well done sir!
The next time I am in West Jefferson we will have a belated Victory Dance. Scotch and cigars, buddy.
- Raider
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Way to go Bfoot1! Well done sir!
The next time I am in West Jefferson we will have a belated Victory Dance. Scotch and cigars, buddy.
- Raider
You must let me know my friend! as you remember I'm only 30 minutes from there!
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Grats BFoot <S>
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Congratulations, Bigfoot. Let the journey begin! <S>
Regards, Odd