Never Work Harder Than Your Students

Some great teachers are born, but most are self-made. And the way to make yourself a great teacher is to learn to think and act like one. AuthorRobyn R. Jackson asserts that every teacher can become a master teacher. The secret is not a specific strategy or technique, nor it is endless hours of prep time. It’s developing a master teacher mindset—rigorously applying seven principles to your teaching until they become your automatic response:

1. Start where you students are.
2. Know where your students are going.
3. Expect to get your students there.
4. Support your students along the way.
5. Use feedback to help you and your students get better.
6. Focus on quality rather than quantity.
7. Never work harder than your students.

In her conversational and candid style, Jackson explains the mastery principles and how to start using them to guide planning, instruction, assessment, and classroom management. Teaching is hard work, and great teaching means doing the right kind of hard work: the kind that pays off. Discover for yourself the difference that Jackson’s principles will make in your classroom and for your students.