Tim Murphy

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Respecting your students as human beings

There are times in the teachers lounge that you can hear teachers talking about students as if they are something less than human. I need to reject that way of thinking and respect students for the unique people that they truly are.

Tim Murphy

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Student Characteristics

When you are an instructor managing your class you are, like a manager in the work world, always dealing with intrinsic and extrinsic student/worker challenges. The big issue is successfuly dealing with all of the Diversity issues that exist in your class all at the same time. It is sort-of-like beign in three or four places at one time. A possible solution is to over prepair and then go with the flow.

Tim Murphy

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Communications can make the difference

Establishing priorities in your life and letting others know where you are commig from and trying to include them in your life and your work can help to illiminate stress and build relationships.

Tim Murphy

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Communications can make a differenct

Tim Murphy

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You can not please all of the people all of the time

In a busy life one can only do what one can do. However, good communications with schools, family, friends and associates can help not only maintain good relations but relieve stress.

Tim Murphy

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My Space

Defining your space is critical. Others will try and "max" their space without regard to yours. A clasr understanding right off the bat will help develop mutual respect and a good relationship

Tim Murphy

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There is never enough time!

The more I do the more it seams that I want to do. I have always had the problem of wanting to accomplish more than I have time to do.

Tim Murphy

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Do you know what you are goig to do?

Only be knowing your students and your material and knowing how you are going to present the material will you the confidence to meet the teaching challenge.

Tim Murphy

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Getting to Know You

A class that knows the importance of networking and developing relationships will also give more effort to the class and its objectives

Tim Murphy

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Classroom HVAC

Many schools have HVAC problems. This causes poor learning environments and in soom cases bad outcomes.