Teacher Salary Stories: A Michigan Instructional Coach Earning $78,000 in 2024
"I do not wish to return to the classroom, ever."
The 7 Biggest Mistakes I Made My First Year of Teaching (and What I Wish I’d Known!)
Spoiler alert: None of them were the mistakes I thought I was making.
Grades:
Elementary School
Too Many Teachers Are Getting Hit, Kicked, and Punched by Students
What to do when students get physical.
Teachers Say This Is the #1 Best Piece of Advice for Nailing an Observation
Get evaluated on actual teaching instead of your and your students' nerves.
Help! I Gave My Students an Open-Book Test and They Still Failed
I've been teaching for 17 years and have never had this many students failing.
Teacher Salary Stories: A Kansas Elementary Teacher Earning $55,000 in 2024
"I plan to stay in education only because my degree is not transferable to anything other than childcare. I cannot afford more education."
Help! My Students Won’t Stop Making Inappropriate Noises
"Last year it was moaning. This year it's something new."
Teacher Salary Stories: A Northern Virginia Librarian Earning $95,100 in 2024
"People lament the difficulty schools face in hiring and retaining teachers, yet balk at the notion of higher taxes needed to pay their salaries."
Michigan Teacher Certification: Advice From a Real Teacher
So you want to teach in Michigan? We've got you.
Help! I Got in Trouble for Making My High School Students Learn the 50 States
A group of parents sent emails calling me “sadistic,” “demeaning,” and “petty.”