Should teachers smile (or not) before Christmas?
This research paper unravels the old teaching myth that advises against smiling before Christmas, highlighting its impact on effective teaching …
This research will not tell many experienced teachers anything new, but it will reinforce and explain why you are successful in the classroom. Read on!
The worst advice?
Ask any teacher for one of the worst pieces of teaching advice they’ve heard, and it may be that they ‘should never smile until Christmas.’ The assumption is that to ensure good behaviour management in the classroom, you should not show empathy or emotion for the first term.
Now, anyone who has worked in a classroom will know this advice is inaccurate, but is it ‘fair’ advice to give to an early careers teacher?
We all know that behaviour management should be a priority all year round. We also know being firm and fair throughout the academic year is a more balanced approach, but what does some available research say?
