Being knowledgeable and intelligent is essential for a teacher, but this does not mean a knowledgeable teacher is a good/effective teacher. Being organized is important, but this is not a true/accurate way to measure an effective educator's salt! Dressing well, attractive white-board penmanship, or knowing how to work a mimio are not what makes an effective teacher.
One of the truest ways that can indicate if you are an effective educator is simply this...if your students sit quietly for five minutes or more, working quietly on an assignment...you are an effective educator. If your kids raise their hands because you said this is how its done...you are an effective educator.
CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT...the most important part of being a teacher. If you are an intelligent, well dressed, and organized teacher who writes well, but lacks classroom management skills...it might be best for you to sell insurance instead.
Teachers who need a bit of a "Push" in the classroom management department...swallow your pride. Talk to those who lead their class, and not the ones who are lead by it. No Ivy League college, nor amount of education can ever prepare you for managing your class. It is one of those things that must be learned on site...as you go. Reach out...be unafraid, and tap the resources in your school. Seek out the leaders...the educators gifted in classroom management.
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