First day of your teaching you are to stand at your classroom door and let your students know how happy you are to see them. Stand, I say. Any playwright will tell you that when the actor sits down the play sits down. The best move of all is to establish yourself as a presence and to do it outside in the hallway. Outside, I say. Thats your territory and when youre out there youll be seen as a strong teacher, fearless, ready to face the swarm. Thats what a class is, a swarm. And youre a warrior teacher. Its something people dont think about. Your territory is like your aura, it goes with you everywhere, in the hallways, on the stairs and, assuredly, in the classroom.
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About Frank McCourt, Teacher Man
Frank McCourt, Teacher Man.