What advice would you give me as your teacher?

Real Advice from Fellow Teachers

• Take time to build classroom community.
• Find a mentor you click with.
• Try to stay as organized as possible.
• Never make assumptions about what students know or should know.
• They won’t care about what you know until they know how much you care.
• Laugh with your students every day.

What advice can you give to aspiring teachers?

Teachers share their best advice to help new educators start their first year with confidence.

• Empathize with your students.
• Be flexible at school and at home.
• Understand your role in students’ lives.
• Find a mentor.
• Manage your classroom fairly and firmly.
• Ask for help, and learn from your mistakes.

What advice would you give to your students?

These are just some of our favorites:

• Cope With Failure and Learn From Mistakes.
• Love Yourself.
• Being a Good Person.
• Know the Keys to Success.
• Find Your Passion – Teri Skillman.
• Slow Down.
• Be a Lifelong Learner – @TXSalsaCongress.
• Listen.

What advice would you give a first year teacher?

Keep students busy and engaged. First-year teacher Jean Federico said “I have one big piece of advice for first-year teachers: Before the first day of school, have plenty of activities prepared for emergency use. I learned the hard way that kids will misbehave if they have nothing to do.

Why should we seek advice from teachers?

Mentors can help you become a better teacher, faster. Perhaps the greatest benefit of having a mentor teacher is that they are able to supervise you and provide you with suggestions on improvements that can be made. New teachers can turn to their mentors for support when times are tough, and seek advice.

What advice would you give to a new teacher about motivating students?

Here are 5 strategies to help motivate your students in class to learn and bring back their enthusiasm:

• Encourage Students With Positive Feedback.
• Promote Growth Mindset In Students.
• Offer Rewards And Celebrate Achievements.
• Introduce New Learning Styles.
• Allow students To Work As A Team.

What are your pieces of advice to future or aspiring teachers?

“Be honest and genuine with your students: they won’t share with you if you do not share with them.” Make your classroom a positive place for everyone who goes into it, including yourself.” “Enjoy each day and treat students with respect.” “Be a friendly facilitator, not a distant dictator.”

What advice can you give learners to achieve their goals?

The Bottom Line: Avoid Distractions Concentration and hard work are essential for achieving your academic goals. Many students think they have to give up absolutely everything in order to pass school when they graduate. However, sometimes you do need to take a break.

What advice would you give to younger kids about high school?

These would be on my list:

• Try everything that does not violate any of Auntie’s rules (or your parents’ rules) about life.
• Trust yourself more.
• Use all of the colors in your crayon box as often as possible.
• Mistakes are part of life.
• Take care of your stuff.
• Be nicer than you must.

What do you say to someone who needs advice?

Here’s the best way to give advice:

• Tell a story. Dry information and stats don’t inspire people to make a change or listen to you.
• Chunk it down.
• Have a good structure.
• Be respectful.
• Get to the point.
• Make it inspirational.
• Use your own experience.
• Relate your advice back to their problem.

What can teachers do to motivate students?

Here are some strategies that can be used in the classroom to help motivate students:

• Promote growth mindset over fixed mindset.
• Develop meaningful and respectful relationships with your students.
• Grow a community of learners in your classroom.
• Establish high expectations and establish clear goals.
• Be inspirational.