Is it hard to become a teacher?

It is hard to get past the message being sent that our teachers are not good enough so we have to go outside to find new ones. And of course to go along with all of these slaps in the face to classroom teachers, the move toward merit pay continues. read more

Often, people think that becoming an elementary school teacher can’t be that difficult. Many assume that primary school teachers don’t need to know too much beyond basic reading, writing and arithmetic. Nothing could be further from the truth. I was a Boston public school teacher for 12 years. And today, I am a teacher of teachers. read more

Working with parents is hard. Teacher training doesn’t focus a lot of time on how teachers can best work with parents, but it’s a crucial part being a teacher. My first year teaching, I had a parents yell at me, cry in front of me, hit on me, and even practically stalk me on my cell phone. read more