There Will Never Be a Shortage of Love

The MAT program starts in late September. I am looking forward to get back to school and obtain my teaching license. It has been a long, hard road getting to this point in my life. When I left the WOU ed program about 4 1/2 years ago, I was heartbroken and depressed. I know God has a plan for me. He has given me determination to continue on with my dreams of becoming a school teacher. It's his power that keeps me going. If I had it my way, I would have given up my dreams and continue to live life miserably.

Here are two good resource books for new and veteran teachers:
1.The First Days of School:How to be an Effective Teacher by Harry K.Wong & Rosemary T. Wong. This book was used for my classroom management class at WOU.

This book is great for K-12 teachers, college professor and any type of educator. This book explain the ways how to prepare and set up your classroom. In the ed program, they don't teach you how to prepare for the teacher planning days before school starts and the first few weeks of school. The first 3 weeks of school sets the tune in how you want the classroom running. You probably won't agree to everything in the book. But there are some helpful tips and strategies. Though, use what works for you and your students.

2.The Nitty-Gritty Classroom and Behavior Management Resource:Strategies, Reproducibles and Tips for Teachers by Belinda Christian Tetteris.

This book is written by a real classroom teacher from Maryland. The advice and tips in the book are easy to read and quite practical. The book covers teaching in an elementary classroom. But there are tips and strategies in this book can be valuable for immediate and advanced grade levels. Ms. Tetteris said, "Know that you are unique, and with that uniqueness you will teach using methods that are best for you and your students, so never compare yourself to the teacher next door. There are 101 ways to teach the same objective, so find the way that is best for you and your group of students." A retired elementary teacher, I know, gave me this book as a gift a few years ago.

I hope these neat resource books are useful to you for your classroom. Both books are written by real teachers. I like to finish off this blog with an encouraging poem for the teachers. This poem comes out of The First Days of School book. Please carry these lovely thoughts into the new school year.

There Will Never Be a Shortage of Love
By Harry and Rosemary Wong

Love is the reason for teaching.
It cost nothing, yet it is the most precious thing
one can possess.
The more we give, the more it is returned.
It heals and protects,
soothes and strengthens.
Love has other names, such as
forgiveness...
tolerance...
mercy...
encouragement...
aid...
sympathy...
affection...
friendliness...
and cheer.
No matter how much love we give to others,
more rushes in to take its place.
It is, really, "the gift that keeps on giving."
Give love in abundance--
every day.