Podcast appearances and mentions of Matthew M Johnson

Dear Teacher, When I was in my ninth year of teaching, out of the 180 I was contracted to spend in front of my students, I was out of the classroom for 33 of them. For thirty of those days, I was out of the classroom for one of the three district committees I was participating in. I'm ashamed to admit, that the other three were due to illness and the birth of my third child! Luckily, for our family, she was born at the very beginning of a break in the calendar. At the end of the year, I had to look at my situation and ask, "Am I saying 'yes' to too many things?" Several months ago, I started interacting with Matthew M. Johnson. Beginning a friendship around the content we publish online, we eventually learned one another's stories about the twists and turns of our teaching careers. There were a few stand out parallels, and I asked him if he would be willing to share about the time he almost left the teaching. As Matthew learned what opportunities to say 'yes' to--and which ones to pass on--not only did he become a better, more focused teacher, he was also able to make time for what mattered most: his loved ones. With the little time what little time remains on his calendar, he writes about how writing teachers can give timely feedback, deeply improving student writing, all while make it home in time for dinner each night. If you're looking to make your writing instruction feedback loop tighter and more robust, you can reach Matthew in the following ways: Website: matthewmjohnson.com Twitter: @a2matthew If you are currently working in education and have ever thought about leaving, or right now, you’re a classroom teacher looking for the nearest exit, I want to hear your story. Please, find me at… Email: makethemmasterit@gmail.com Twitter: @MakeThemMastrIt

John (@jfcatto) takes haven in the safe ground of Edutopia looking at some of the benefits new teachers have over their experienced but perhaps stale colleagues and urges teachers to focus on the positives rather than the negatives of new teachers.  Pete (@mr_v_w) looks at comments made by former NSW Education Minister Adrian Piccoli. Apparently parents are also somewhat to blame for their children's school results. Who would have thought?   John: The Advantage of Being a New Teacher - Matthew M. Johnson https://www.edutopia.org/article/advantages-being-new-teacher    Pete: Former education minister blames complacent parents for school results - Michael Koziol https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/former-education-minister-blames-complacent-parents-for-school-results-20180221-p4z13h.html      

John (@jfcatto) takes haven in the safe ground of Edutopia looking at some of the benefits new teachers have over their experienced but perhaps stale colleagues and urges teachers to focus on the positives rather than the negatives of new teachers.  Pete (@mr_v_w) looks at comments made by former NSW Education Minister Adrian Piccoli. Apparently parents are also somewhat to blame for their children's school results. Who would have thought?   John: The Advantage of Being a New Teacher - Matthew M. Johnson https://www.edutopia.org/article/advantages-being-new-teacher    Pete: Former education minister blames complacent parents for school results - Michael Koziol https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/former-education-minister-blames-complacent-parents-for-school-results-20180221-p4z13h.html