Harry Wong on Classroom Management, Discipline, Behaviour Problems and more In 2007, I interviewed Harry Wong. My questions came from a survey of my Busy Educator subscribers. There were a LOT of questions for Harry, over 8 single spaced pages of them! Listen as I interview Harry Wong on Classroom Management, Discipline Behaviour Problems and […]…
Classroom Management Questions and Answers I surveyed my teacher subscribers and asked them what they wanted to know before the school year starts. Hundreds of teachers replied to my survey in 2008. We took a sampling of their questions and answered them. The presentation with teachers took place just before school started in August 2008. […]…
Why Teachers Talk Shop…A Lot For years I couldn’t figure it out. I would go to gatherings with my wife’s co-workers and notice something very odd. It wasn’t the same when I got together with my teaching co-workers. Every time we teachers got together outside of school, we would talk shop. We talked about the […]…
Take Control of the Noisy Class Out of Control Clas When you’re tired, frustrated and stressed out, it seems impossible to put an end to constant fights and arguments. I’ve been exactly where you are now. My principal often told us at our staff meetings that the reputation of our school was […]…
I was always taught to never give up. It comes from my being the son of immigrants who survived World War II, two years in a refugee camp and coming to Canada penniless. They always told me there was no problem that can’t be solved. Winston Churchill’s famous quote “Never give in, never give in, […]…
My backyard lawn is a mess. There are holes everywhere. I had no idea where they came from. One morning I opened the blinds to my patio door and saw a big old skunk tearing up my backyard lawn. That skunk was as big as a dog. It just kept moving from one spot in […]…