Dina Strasser’s 7th graders like the idea of “Warm Demanders” once they’re introduced to the concept. Their lunch-time conversation has Dina musing about the research and the impact of friendly teachers who require participation in diverse and not-so-diverse classrooms.
Educator and author Roxanna Elden shares some practical advice from her Disillusionment Power Pack that can help novice teachers discover ways to channel their personal strengths and experience into classroom success. She also points out pitfalls to avoid along the way.
Teacher Jose Vilson adapts some advice from the best selling book “Steal Like an Artist” to the teaching profession. It’s the age of the remix, he says. “Our world holds a ton of inspiration, and if we can steal it in the right way, we might make something new.”
