In the first chapter of his book, Tools for Teaching, Fred Jones lists four predictable stages that all teachers go through as they take on a classroom and "progress through the learning curve" of classroom management. I am at Stage 1: As Green as Grass. In this stage, I am at the beginning of my career and class has not yet begun.* I have hopes and aspirations to be the loving teacher who the students respect and listen intently to.
I am channeling Miss Honey of Roald Dahl's novel Matilda and the subsequent 1996 movie. I am a teacher that every child will simply love; I am gentle and nurturing in my quest to show all children that learning can be a fun adventure. So here's to the adventure!
*Disclosure: I don't actually have a class / job yet, more on that later.
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