What They Don't Teach You Quotes

“The New (Tongue-in-Cheek) Rules for Teachers 2013 You may never complain and if you do, you will be labeled greedy and lazy. You will be held responsible for the performance of your classroom, regardless of socio-economic background, learning ability, and home life. You may not drink socially if a parent or coworker finds it offensive. Your personal opinions must always reflect the general consensus around you, even when these change. Any past indiscretions will come back to haunt you. You may not participate in any form of social networking or hold an online identity. Do as the politicians say, not as they do.”
― Erin Osborne, What They Don't Teach You

“Do not let politics, testing, and erroneous policies make you lose sight of why you are there. It will be a struggle to reach all of your students, and it will not be easy, but you will see a difference in your students, you will get thank you’s from parents and community members, you will have an impact in your community. Do not give up. You know why you went in to teaching, we all do it for the same reasons, and none of them include money, power, or notoriety. Your students need you. And they do appreciate you.” – Nine years, Texas”
― Erin Osborne, What They Don't Teach You

“If Pearson played Monopoly they’d own Park Place, Boardwalk, and every hotel”
― Erin Osborne, What They Don't Teach You

“The number one tip I can give to any new teacher is to establish procedures from day one and stick them. Create procedures for everything. Throwing away trash, getting tissues, sharpening pencils, going to the bathroom, lining up, walking in the hallway, handing out paperwork, getting ready at the end of the day, settling before class, and anything else you can come up with. It might seem ridiculous to you, but after a couple times you suddenly realize that they are waiting to be told how to do something in a specific situation. This also significantly helps you with classroom management. Depending on your grade level, consider creating posters with important procedures so the students can reference them.” – Twenty two years, Illinois”
― Erin Osborne, What They Don't Teach You

“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. But education which stops with efficiency may prove the greatest menace to society. The most dangerous criminal may be the man gifted with reason but no morals…We must remember that intelligence is not enough. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.” – Martin Luther King Jr.”
― Erin Osborne, What They Don't Teach You

“To introduce a poorly planned, ill-conceived reform risks the education of an entire generation of children and the careers of thousands of teachers.”
― Erin Osborne, What They Don't Teach You

“They spend years, sometimes decades of their lives working on their craft. They perfect their lessons, become better teachers, and work their asses off every day.”
― Erin Osborne, What They Don't Teach You

“If someone shows promise in a trade, why not give them practical business advice, teach them how to handle money, show them the ways they can start their own business, and help them to become fully trained?”
― Erin Osborne, What They Don't Teach You

“Thirty five percent of teachers leave the profession by the end of the first year”
― Erin Osborne, What They Don't Teach You

“Nearly every new teacher feels as though they’re drowning at some point during their first year.”
― Erin Osborne, What They Don't Teach You

“According to this multi-layered curriculum theory, we end up with a curriculum written and handed down, taught by different teachers with their own techniques and backgrounds, littered with unconscious bias, and then tested in ways that have been proven to favor some students over others.”
― Erin Osborne, What They Don't Teach You

“There are well documented statistics showing students in disadvantaged, at-risk schools are less likely to do well on standardized testing. Minorities, females, and students living in poverty disproportionately fail these tests.”
― Erin Osborne, What They Don't Teach You

“A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.” ― Henry Brooks Adams”
― Erin Osborne, What They Don't Teach You

“Those who know, do. Those that understand, teach.” ― Aristotle”
― Erin Osborne, What They Don't Teach You

“Students and classrooms that need the most support are usually the ones receiving the least.”
― Erin Osborne, What They Don't Teach You

“Studies have shown new teachers work twelve to fifteen hours a day on average their first two years. It’s no wonder they get burned out before making it to five. It’s mentally taxing.”
― Erin Osborne, What They Don't Teach You

“The kids who act out the most are often the ones that need the most attention, don’t give up on them. Hold all students to a high expectation, show that you care and also get to know your students.”
― Erin Osborne, What They Don't Teach You

“Nearly forty six percent of teachers burn out and leave within five years.”
― Erin Osborne, What They Don't Teach You