Teachers are people too 7 Articles

by Brenda Obert

When I taught kindergarten, I overheard a conversation between two boys in my class. They were debating about where I slept at night. They could see that our room had a small kitchen where they played, and the bathroom was...read more

by Renee DeCoskey

Little kids (and sometimes big ones) are often under the distinct impression that their teachers live at school. Any minor detail about your personal life, and the students are all over you, dying to know more. They are ab...read more

by Melissa Westbrook

One thing I have learned in my short time as a teacher is this: I cannot just have a bad day like other people can. At the end of the last school year, I woke up a little late one day, sat in traffic for an hour to get...read more

by Naomi Leveton

I'm not sure when I first began to see teachers as "people" and not "teachers," but it was certainly a long time ago...even before I left primary school. I am now just starting year 12, and from what I've heard, this is th...read more

by Nirupama Jayaraman

Write your article h MYSTERY OF ZERO wE ARE ALL STRIVING TO BE GOOD TEACHERS.bUT IT IS LIKE THE THIRD LAW THERMODYNAMICS,"UNATTAINABI LITY OF ABSOLOTE ZERO"... WE CAN TOWARDS ABSOLUTE ZERO..no TEACHER IS PERFECT,E...read more

by Guy

Remembering they are people I have seen a teacher cry today. It was a student that did it to her. So I consoled her and told her that the student didn't mean it. They really had not idea that what they wrote was no w...read more

by Matthew Boyle

In my opinion all students should be required to take a teacher's aid course at some time. I have had a teacher's aid course now for two years and I think it has given me a new respect for what teachers do. I think ev...read more