Author Archives: Tony the Teacher

As mentioned in a previous post, I have been meaning to take a larger view of this question and see how colleagues, past and present, would answer it. These colleagues of mine are of all different ages, nationalities, experiences, and subjects. They reflect the beautiful diversity that one sees when working as an international teacher,Continue reading “What is a School? (cont.)”

The classroom is everything. It is the central learning environment of any school. It is the nucleus. Every part of the school, every decision that is made, every staff member in the building, every student and parent is concerned with making sure the environment in the classroom is set up for learning. All labor within a school works towardsContinue reading “What is a Classroom?”

A faculty is a team. Effective teams require a group of motivated, disciplined, creative, and qualified colleagues working together towards one goal. Roles and responsibilities must be clearly defined and the objectives (within timescales) must be clearly understood by everyone in the organization. The organization should be guided by a vision and a philosophy that undercutsContinue reading “What is a Faculty?”

Before we jump into the question, I would like to outline how this post will look a little bit different than my previous posts. As I have started building my blog and thinking about my role as an educator at a more professional level, 2 things have been made clear to me. 1) I haveContinue reading “What is a School?”

Students are fighters. Students are leaders. Students are doers. Students are thinkers. Students are compassionate. Students are workers. Students are professional. Students study the game. I could go on forever. Of course, when we prescribe individual characteristics to students we can think of any number of ways to describe them. When we try and formulateContinue reading “What is a Student?”

In my previous post, I shared with you my teaching philosophy and what I thought the exact role of a teacher was. Teachers are leaders of people and masters of their craft. To this end, teachers must model strong leadership, while also demonstrating the skills and knowledge a master possesses. One point of emphasis inContinue reading “What is a Teaching Philosophy?”