As a kid, I wanted to be a superhero, psychologist, philanthropist, philosopher, actor and comedian... So I became a teacher. 🍎
Sep 1, 2024 • 7 tweets • 1 min read
I've been teaching for over 20 years, and these are 8 rules I live by:
1. Spend the first week or two learning about each of your students—their passions and concerns. This effort will make your school year smoother because your students will know that you genuinely care.
2. Positive First Contact with Parents/Guardians: Take the time to call each of your students' parents or guardians, introduce yourself, and share a little about who you are. Your first interaction should be positive, not negative.
Mar 5, 2021 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
1/ My dad was from the “I’ll give you something to cry about” school. I never saw him cry in my entire life and he regularly discouraged his children, especially his sons, from crying under any circumstance. You just didn’t do it, especially in front of him.
2/ Then he got sick, and I watched my dad cry and show more emotion than ever before. Prior to being sick he may have told me he loved me a handful of times (though I know he did, he just didn’t say it). I witnessed my dad be vulnerable for the first time in my life.
