Teacher

I agree with the coach.  You will never learn to trust the process until you try it.  When I graduated from the Dallas Reading Academy in 1999 I began implementing the Guided reading approach.  Used running records to assess the students and I put them in reading groups based on their reading levels.  I had used small groups before but my instruction was more systematic.  I religiously followed the guidelines.  The results were amazing!  The sucess with low readers happened over and over.  I gained confidence in the process.  If students are taught on their instructional level using a systematic process, they will read. The same is true with discipline.  Once a sysmatic discline management plan is implemented conduct will change.  I should add that Irvin mentioned an essential element of teaching. We teach human beings with human need and those needs are a part of all culture.  A simple smile wiill go a long way towards presenting yourself as a caring person to a child.