Recommended books on teaching
From what I've written and from what you've heard and seen yourself, you probably know that teaching is an incredibly difficult and stressful job. The challenges and conflicts that I've listed barely represent a tenth of different types of difficulties you can expect to encounter if you join TFA. To get a clearer idea of both the highs and lows that come with teaching, and to find out how other people have dealt (or failed to deal) with them, you might want to read some of the following teacher memoirs:
1. Losing My Faculties by Brendan Halpin
2. Reluctant Disciplinarian: Advice on Classroom Management from a Softy Who Became (Eventually) a Successful Teacher by (former TFA corps member) Gary Rubinstein
As you can probably tell from the title of this one, it's half memoir, half self-help for teachers. If you're thinking about joining TFA, you might find this book useful both as a window into the lives of inexperienced teachers and as a source of tips on how to run your classroom.
This last one is a novel, not a memoir, and it was first published in 1964. And yet, if some of the dated references were changed, it could almost read as an account of the life of a teacher in 2005...
3. Up the Down Staircase by Bel Kaufman
I'll continue to post other potentially useful books in the future. In the meantime, please keep in mind that the story of teaching that most frequently appears in books and movies--the story of the determined savior of students battling all of obstacles and winning a better life for her/his students against all odds--is something of a myth. It is a myth not because teachers can't touch lives, but rather because the real life of a teacher doesn't fit comfortably into a narrative with an inspirational end point. Maybe one day every single one of your students passes an extremely difficult exam--and then the next day, two of them get into a brawl in your class and are expelled. Move forward, fall back. The successes are tempered by failures, and vice versa. I say this not to discourage you, but rather to emphasize the importance of having realistic expectations about teaching, which, conveniently enough, will be the subject of my next post.
1. Losing My Faculties by Brendan Halpin
2. Reluctant Disciplinarian: Advice on Classroom Management from a Softy Who Became (Eventually) a Successful Teacher by (former TFA corps member) Gary Rubinstein
As you can probably tell from the title of this one, it's half memoir, half self-help for teachers. If you're thinking about joining TFA, you might find this book useful both as a window into the lives of inexperienced teachers and as a source of tips on how to run your classroom.
This last one is a novel, not a memoir, and it was first published in 1964. And yet, if some of the dated references were changed, it could almost read as an account of the life of a teacher in 2005...
3. Up the Down Staircase by Bel Kaufman
I'll continue to post other potentially useful books in the future. In the meantime, please keep in mind that the story of teaching that most frequently appears in books and movies--the story of the determined savior of students battling all of obstacles and winning a better life for her/his students against all odds--is something of a myth. It is a myth not because teachers can't touch lives, but rather because the real life of a teacher doesn't fit comfortably into a narrative with an inspirational end point. Maybe one day every single one of your students passes an extremely difficult exam--and then the next day, two of them get into a brawl in your class and are expelled. Move forward, fall back. The successes are tempered by failures, and vice versa. I say this not to discourage you, but rather to emphasize the importance of having realistic expectations about teaching, which, conveniently enough, will be the subject of my next post.
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Perhaps it will make a difference in your day, month or year. Who knows, it could change your life!
I hope this is of great benefit to you, and maybe you can pass it on…
How to Begin to Achieve Your Goals
Once you have set your lifetime goals, the best thing that you can do is set a 25 year plan of smaller goals that you should complete if you are to reach your lifetime plan.
From there you can just shorten your overall goal spans for example, you set a 5 year plan, 1 year plan, 6 month plan, and 1 month plan of progressively smaller goals that you should reach to achieve your lifetime goals.
Each of these should be based on the previous plan. It is the best way to begin to achieve a lifetime that is filled with and results in a life without any failed wishes. It results in a life without regret.
You see, by starting out slowly, you are giving yourself the chance to realize and work on achieving the goals that you set out to.
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I’m leaving a little “teaser” for you here to start you thinking about something you may have disregarded for awhile.
Perhaps it will make a difference in your day, month or year. Who knows, it could change your life!
I hope this is of great benefit to you, and maybe you can pass it on…
How to Begin to Achieve Your Goals
Once you have set your lifetime goals, the best thing that you can do is set a 25 year plan of smaller goals that you should complete if you are to reach your lifetime plan.
From there you can just shorten your overall goal spans for example, you set a 5 year plan, 1 year plan, 6 month plan, and 1 month plan of progressively smaller goals that you should reach to achieve your lifetime goals.
Each of these should be based on the previous plan. It is the best way to begin to achieve a lifetime that is filled with and results in a life without any failed wishes. It results in a life without regret.
You see, by starting out slowly, you are giving yourself the chance to realize and work on achieving the goals that you set out to.
Nobody ever succeeds at attaining a goal that was forced through. Those that tried never really got what they were hoping for. In rushing through and trying to achieve your goals quickly you will likely miss a few key aspects that can really change your outcome.
Think of it this way; if you were to run a 10K marathon and decided to take a cab for half of the journey; have you really achieved that goal? Would you be satisfied when you crossed the finish line?
It would be a hollow victory that could only provide a moments happiness.
Finally set a daily to do list of the things that you should do today to work towards your lifetime goals.
At an early stage these goals may be to read books and gather information on the achievement of your goals. This will help you to improve the quality and realism of your goal setting and in effect; make it easier to achieve them.
You also have to review your plans, and make sure that they fit the way in which you want to live your life.
Once you have decided what your first set of plans will be, keep the process going by reviewing and updating your to-do list on a daily basis.
You have to periodically review the longer term plans, and change them to reflect your changing priorities and experiences in your life.
Have a GREAT day, and set a few new goals while you’re at it!
You can find more "tidbits" on goal setting at Reachable Goals.
PS. If this was helpful to you and you think someone else might be able to use it please pass it on. You never know, you could change someones life with this simple information!
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I like to leave little "helps" after reading a good blog, or going over the blog comments, just to start people thinking about, well, everything.
2006 is just around the corner.
Thought about what you would like to achieve next year?
Did you do all you wanted to do this year, personally, professionally and perhaps spiritually?
My guess is; probably not. Most people don't know how to set workable goals and if they do, the don't know how to manage them.
When is the last time you actually took time to write down all you would like to do and accomplish in life? Or even a few of the small things you would like to do but didn't think would be possible?
We all have the potential to get almost anything we want out of life. It just takes a little work, thinking and action.
The first step is knowing how to set effective goals and then of course, how to follow up on them. That's the hard part. Following up.
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I like to leave a little “wisdom” to jolt your into thinking about goals you may have set over the past few years, months and days, after a good blog read.
Not earth shattering by any means, and probably know this, but have you actually practiced it lately?
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Jot down a few new ones today or visit a few old ones that would make you a better person, better business person or a better provider or some you haven't been able to keep for some reason or other.
Today’s tidbit…
There is a difference in setting your goals and setting them effectively. Anyone can set a goal, but doing it effectively means that it will actually get done.
There are so many things that you can do to better your life, but if you don't know how to go about it you are stuck.
The following guidelines will help you to set effective goals and help you manage your time in an efficient manner that will cause those goals to become reality.
State each goal as a positive statement
Express your goals in a positive way. That is a key component to setting goals that you can attain.
How often have you been excited to accomplish a goal that didn't even sound good when you brought it up? If you are not comfortable or happy with the goals that you have set, the likelihood of you succeeding is pretty low.
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When you are beginning to set your goals it helps when you are talking about them to others in a manner that states your actions as positives because it will have others seeing it as a positive as well.
That will garner you a great deal more support. In the end, don't we all need a little support when we are trying to do something positive in our lives?
Be precise
Set a precise goal that includes starting dates, times and amounts so that you can properly measure your achievement.
If you do this, you will know exactly when you have achieved the goal, and can take complete satisfaction from having achieved it.
Being precise in setting your goals is no more than setting them with exact details. It is easier this way because then you can follow a step-by-step format. That's all there is to it.
Set priorities
When you have several goals, give each a specific priority. This helps you to avoid feeling overwhelmed by too many goals, and helps to direct your attention to the most important ones and follow each in succession. Setting priorities will force you into the step-by-step format above.
By doing the most important first and moving to the least important in succession, you are enabling each task to be easier than the last. It causes the accomplishment of each task to get easier and easier which will encourage you to complete your goal.
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I like to leave little "helps" after reading a good blog, or going over the blog comments, just to start people thinking about, well, everything.
2006 is just around the corner.
Thought about what you would like to achieve next year?
Did you do all you wanted to do this year, personally, professionally and perhaps spiritually?
My guess is; probably not. Most people don't know how to set workable goals and if they do, the don't know how to manage them.
When is the last time you actually took time to write down all you would like to do and accomplish in life? Or even a few of the small things you would like to do but didn't think would be possible?
We all have the potential to get almost anything we want out of life. It just takes a little work, thinking and action.
The first step is knowing how to set effective goals and then of course, how to follow up on them. That's the hard part. Following up.
How would you like to actually make this years New Years Resolution come true? Of course it would have to be attainable, and possible, but you could do it if you knew how.
Curious?
Use the FREE information @ How To Set Goals and have a really GREAT NEW YEAR.
All the BEST!
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I've been in the goal setting business a while now and just like most people with experience in different areas of expertise, I can tell a lot about a person just by speaking to them or reading something they've written.
You haven't wrtten any goals on paper for awhile have you? And if you have I'll bet you haven't looked at them for a long time. Right?
Goal setting is hard work, and harder still if you don't have short range goals, mid range goals and long range goals.
I think you'll agree that few people really take the time to set goals of any kind.
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