Comments on: Advice to New Teachers: Your mailbox (and paper) http://jd2718.wordpress.com/2008/10/04/advice-to-new-teachers-your-mailbox-and-paper/ Education, Math, Teaching, New York, Bronx, Union, Language, Travel Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:03:43 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: The Essence of Hope | So You Want To Teach? http://jd2718.wordpress.com/2008/10/04/advice-to-new-teachers-your-mailbox-and-paper/#comment-39413 The Essence of Hope | So You Want To Teach? Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:00:32 +0000 http://jd2718.wordpress.com/?p=1346#comment-39413 [...] try to wrestle our attention away from the important things. Jonathan wrote a great article about dealing with your mailbox last week. I think the concept can be translated to a number of other situations. From kids asking [...] [...] try to wrestle our attention away from the important things. Jonathan wrote a great article about dealing with your mailbox last week. I think the concept can be translated to a number of other situations. From kids asking [...]

]]> By: jd2718 http://jd2718.wordpress.com/2008/10/04/advice-to-new-teachers-your-mailbox-and-paper/#comment-39400 jd2718 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:33:15 +0000 http://jd2718.wordpress.com/?p=1346#comment-39400 And I had to google GTD and Covey to find out what you meant! The advice here has many sources... Some of it comes from my first District Rep, retired many years. Some comes from experience (mine). Some comes from experience (colleagues). Not tutoring? That's the odd occasion where the political piece and the practical piece come together. But the overall tone? Look, I want beginning teachers to last, so a lot of this is just about self-preservation. It would be better if the chapters actively supported new members, but in the absence of that kind of movement, let them fly under the radar, pace themselves, avoid the kinds of situations that lead to blow-ups and flame-outs... For now, the advice is only meant to keep them around until June... and if they make it that far, they are much more likely to make it further. And I had to google GTD and Covey to find out what you meant!

The advice here has many sources… Some of it comes from my first District Rep, retired many years. Some comes from experience (mine). Some comes from experience (colleagues).

Not tutoring? That’s the odd occasion where the political piece and the practical piece come together.

But the overall tone? Look, I want beginning teachers to last, so a lot of this is just about self-preservation. It would be better if the chapters actively supported new members, but in the absence of that kind of movement, let them fly under the radar, pace themselves, avoid the kinds of situations that lead to blow-ups and flame-outs… For now, the advice is only meant to keep them around until June… and if they make it that far, they are much more likely to make it further.

]]> By: Ben Chun http://jd2718.wordpress.com/2008/10/04/advice-to-new-teachers-your-mailbox-and-paper/#comment-39399 Ben Chun Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:23:08 +0000 http://jd2718.wordpress.com/?p=1346#comment-39399 Great synthesis of GTD and Covey in terms of the teacher's mailbox. This applies to your email too! You might be thinking, "Oh, I don't want to get rid of this message, I might need it..." but guess what? It doesn't help you to have it sitting in your inbox. Route everything through Gmail and then press that "Archive" button. A lot. Search for a message if you need it. But until then... get it out of your face so you can focus on what's essential. Great synthesis of GTD and Covey in terms of the teacher’s mailbox. This applies to your email too! You might be thinking, “Oh, I don’t want to get rid of this message, I might need it…” but guess what? It doesn’t help you to have it sitting in your inbox. Route everything through Gmail and then press that “Archive” button. A lot. Search for a message if you need it. But until then… get it out of your face so you can focus on what’s essential.

]]> By: Three over coffee. « Fred Klonsky’s PREA Prez Blog http://jd2718.wordpress.com/2008/10/04/advice-to-new-teachers-your-mailbox-and-paper/#comment-39396 Three over coffee. « Fred Klonsky’s PREA Prez Blog Sat, 04 Oct 2008 18:23:51 +0000 http://jd2718.wordpress.com/?p=1346#comment-39396 [...] gives some good advice to new teachers on his blog today. He talks about what to do with all that stuff that gets into your mail box. One of a [...] [...] gives some good advice to new teachers on his blog today. He talks about what to do with all that stuff that gets into your mail box. One of a [...]

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