Protect your sanity: 5 tips for a successful classroom

Nathan Sherry

By Nathan Sherry
Community contribution / December 2, 2020

You have a pile of papers to grade on your desk, an email from an irate parent waiting in your inbox, and a student, five year old Molly, just ate a mouthful of paste while pretending to frost a cake with the applicator.

At the same time, you are unable to answer nature’s call after slugging back three cups of coffee before the ...

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By Nathan Sherry

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Nathan is the founder of TeacherLife.org, an organisation on a mission to ‘simplify the teacher life’ through retreats, courses and coaching. Nathan is also a Middle Leader and Classroom Teacher in a primary school on the South Coast of NSW. Having taught in classrooms for over a decade and with a Master of Educational Leadership under his belt, Nathan has always been curious about what separates the good teachers from the great. By exploring the areas of work-life balance, productivity and relationships, Nathan strives to provide teachers and leaders with practical strategies to simplify their work and home lives.

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