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My son's teacher last year always forgot to do that. They were doing school using zoom so I could hear her. Eventually she just put an alarm on everyday to remind herself.
100% me... Yesterday I was so excited to have my copies and everything ready to go for the day.... Then I realized it was an A day(Algebra 2 and Support) not B day(Alg 1 and PreCalculus) so at least I have my plans for Tuesday as I scrambled to get a completely different set of lessons
You forgot when you print the papers and forget where you put them. OR you purposefully prepare for your lesson and carefully lay them out and then can’t find them. Yeah. That’s a thing.
I’m an itinerant sped teacher and I am 100% Type B! I am a total procrastinator and am a cluttered mess. I’m lucky if I’m showered and wearing clean clothes when I run out the door! 😂. But, I’m also extremely passionate and love my kiddos, so I’m still pretty awesome at my job. ❤️ Thanks for the videos, they keep me sane! Especially in the month of October, when Thanksgiving feels so very far away!
The luxury you must feel to dip when you need to dip out and try something else!!!! Goooooooo youuuuuuu!! Maybe to keep it moving is what ivd always done wrong.
@@anniewarbucks9697 By itinerant I mean I travel to multiple schools within the same school district and serve students of all ages. But, yes, it is nice to get in my car, even for just a short commute between schools and decompress.
There is a reality there. The level of organization showed by the "Type A" teacher in this video is someone who basically works from sun up to sun down.
Same here. I have a teen, a toddler, and a husband. When I get home, I hit the ground running taking care of their needs. Maybe when my kids are grown I’ll have time to be a type A.
And that`s the Rightest choice to take, cause the best-performing teacher is a happy one)) I am sometimes not fully prepared for my classes as I have sacrificed those lesson-planning hours to getting enough sleep, but I know that the better I feel, the more creative, enthusiastic and inspiring I am in the lesson)
I am constantly asking kids to "remind me" to do something. One can only leave so many sticky notes on one's computer screen. And the plastic bag doubling as a lunch box is 1000% accurate.
I don't think it's a bad thing. There are some things you can ask your students to do to help out. Depending on the age, they actually like doing it as they see it as being helpful.
Yes, I was so a Type A all the way through my schooling. I simply cannot be that level of organized all the time without a nervous breakdown in teaching situations. That being said, a teacher who regularly shows up without their plans ready and is "winging it" is a bad teacher, regardless of personality type.
Not a teacher, but I imagine type b is the one that retains her sanity. Type A is putting in a ton of extra hours it sounds like to keep on top of things.
Actually, some Type A people are so efficient they save time. I wasted more time as a type B teacher by always losing and looking for things, or staying up late to complete something last minute.
But if B learned why she’s a B and wanted to change, A could help her think through ways to improve. B will want to change when her pain of sometimes bad habits pushes her.
As a new teacher, I feel myself more so as a hybrid of Type A and B. Great videos and keep up the good work!! Binging on your videos (during my free time haha)
I was like that as a new teacher. Now, I'm Type A. I wanted to be Type A (since I am naturally organized), but I was still learning what I needed to have ready and all that. You're probably going to end up Type A if you are already a hybrid.
Been at this almost ten years now, I also feel like a hybrid of Type A and B… I think we shall call ourselves Type O! (Just to keep up with the blood type letterings 😂)
With all due respect, some of us have elements of both types. Although we function best in a less planned atmosphere, we like our major ducks in a row. Spontaneity and the ability to change and adjust on the fly makes for a rich and memorable learning experience.
I’m primarily a Type A but have occasional bouts of Type B. I feel so much better about my teaching when I can plan but at the same time some of my greatest lessons came from a Type B situation!
@@leannewestvang8181 my school doesn’t have phones in the classroom either- I have to borrow the phone in the principal’s office if I need to call a parent during school hours
Wow! That would suck if I didn't have a phone in my room!! That reminds me of what I've done when there isn't a phone --- Teach with windows & door open & Another yell loud enough for others to hear in the hallway if you have a problem with a student...
@@poetlover30 we have walkie talkies for communicating to staff within the school and an emergency button in the classroom that contacts the office for emergencies. It’s a small school.
@@ShannonTBarge im like "everyone be quiet, im trying to find my phone and hear it vibrate" lolol actually they are so used to it. They know where my phone is everytime lolol. Or they will remind.me "ms your phone is *choose random place in classroom*
I’m a type A about my daily lessons and student grades. When it comes to meetings and time consuming things that I don’t consider important, I’m definitely a type B. Is there even a type C? Twenty years in and it works for me.
Yep, this is me exactly. Choose your battles carefully, do a good job where you believe it's actually important, and forgive yourself for the rest. If others can't forgive it, that's on them.
I'm definitely type B!! I try to be type A, but it just never works for me. Everyday I get a call about Attendance, even when I set an alarm. Such a shame!
I would love to be the Type A teacher in an absolute perfect world, in my mind I am. I am mixture of both - and if you have a good one or two students who look after you, you’re winning! Positive vibes to all of the teachers out there.
I was a type A but it exhausted me so much that if you looked at me you saw a type B. The trick is to have your first period all set up BEFORE you leave the day before. So this way you can do a good job while unconscious.
According to this I am mostly Type A, but I usually forget if something is already printed (we can give the printing order from home and gather it when we get to school) and I sometimes forget where I put it (I use a shallow drawer organizer and until all drawers are labeled I tend to lose things)
@@pollackmorgan3149 You are so sweet for asking! I live in Spain so suuuper safe COVID wise and in other respects too! The rest of Europe is less than safe right now, though. What about you? Sending you good wishes
@@carolc2574 I’m originally from California born and raised in a small town Santa Barbara. I am a White. My mother ancestors came from Ireland and my dads are not traceable as he was adopted when his mother died at birth. I'm currently residing in Key west, Fl 🏝at the moment. I've been here for quite sometime
I am definitely Type A, and proud of it. But over time, many teachers become Type B once we realize that the people above us, and many of the people around us (ungrateful parents and [their] students of kin) really don't give a damn about what we do for a living for them specifically and all the good that goes with it. On a similar note: teachers also know exactly who are our everyday Type A and Type B students and parents!!
It doesn't matter if Im an A or B type teacher, according to my contract I would earn the same amount being either one. The more I teach the more I realize there is no monetary reward for being super organized or going above and beyond. Whatever that means.
I feel the opposite - I started Type B, because as a student, I was able to get away with being cluttered/disorganized. I am proud of the 10 years it has taken me to develop "Type A" habits. I am naturally Type B, but when it comes to my job, I appear like a Type A now in terms of day-to-day work. I have a cluttered desk, but I am on time and have my plans ready the night before and a flexible vision for the month. I find that being overly Type A (ie planning out explicit plans several months ahead) is not good for adjusting curricula to students needs!
Also, I don't teach for the money, but I wouldn't teach for free. It feels good to be organized and effective, even if the system isn't always set up to reward it.
I definitely like my plans laid out and being prepared for the students I need to teach. However, in other ways I am a Type B, such as being half focused during a staff meeting and not sweating small stuff. I'll never be a morning person, haha.
I think you missed the connection piece. Some B teachers really connect with their students and some A’s struggle with helping students who don’t fit in the box that they want them to.
100% type B. It's one of the reasons why I only lasted 10 years in the public school system. 🤣 Now I teach preschool in my home, and it's a much better fit for my scatter-brained-ness. 😁 I admire all the type A and type B teachers who are still out there working hard and doing your best with all the challenges you face each day. Ya'll are amazing!
"Scatter-brained-ness" or ADHD? Which is, of course, is only a "disorder" when society is so overscheduled that it is impossible to allow your brain to do what it is good at.
Funnily, I was a hard type A, which is why I only lasted three years in the public school system! Can you imagine keeping up with of the demands of administration and the district, planning, grading, analysis, documentation for an entire career?! I was literally driving myself mad.
I am so Type A. It’s not even an exaggeration. I have everything laid out for the next week. I am already planned for next year and have my copies done for the first 3 weeks. I am that person in the meeting. But, in my defense, the more organized you are, the more clear the student expectations are and they tend to do better.
Ha. I have these little bin drawer things. I have two of them stacked under a table near my desk. Each one has a label that's a different color. There are 6 drawers. One for absent work, one for Monday, one for Tuesday, one for Wednesday, etc. I print the stuff off two days in advance so I don't have to worry about it. On Wednesday, I almost panicked because I hadn't printed off Friday's stuff. So, I quickly went and did that. I do sometimes project the work or write it on a board for them to copy. It's because they control how many copies or print-outs we can make. So, I'm paranoid I'll hit the max. That's why I sometimes do that. I do have a printer in my room. I have to buy ink for it. The rule is, we can keep the printers until they run out of ink. The school is out of ink, so I purchase my own since having a printer in the room is better than walking to the other side of the floor I'm on to get something printed if I need an extra. Or if I run out of copies (which has happened). I also buy my own paper for the printer in the classroom. I hate how controlling it is. They don't like the personal printers because the ink is more expensive and they can't limit how much we can use it. We have sign-in codes for the copiers (that are also the printers). I think part of that is to make sure we don't print stuff that isn't work-related. I never really have to print non-work related stuff. I have a printer at home for that. It's so controlling. There's no trust at all. No money either. I buy refurbished ink to save money. So far, it's worked. I'm on my third cartridge. I have one spare left. They usually last about a year. Edit: Oh, and the copiers go down sometimes, but the personal printers don't. If they go down, you're screwed unless you still have a printer in your room with ink.
Type B teacher here so efficient and effective by employing type A strategies every other week. My implementation of multidisciplinary, multimodal, experiential learning is high quality but messy 😂
I worked as an office aide during first period my senior year. Part of my duties were to walk the school and get the attendance sheets that the teachers would clip outside the classroom door. It was always the same 5 or so teachers that I needed to knock on the door and remind them about the attendance sheets.
I had a classroom job labeled Attendance Keeper (doubled as the Time Keeper). Their job was to raise their hand to remind me that I didn’t do Attendance if I ignored the bell XD Which was every day.
Here's the thing.... I already knew I was a Type A personality when I took psych 101 back in the day 🤣. I'm tripping because I'm now realizing why my husband's antics bug me so much- he's definitely Type B 😝.
Im a good mix of type A and Type B. I start my report card data three weeks in advance, I am always rushing out the door even though I wake up an hour before I need to leave, I usually remember to make copies but sometimes I have those days, and my kiddos are doing just fine!
I’m a typeA but I have notes written to keep me that way. My break time notes start “go to the bathroom NOW” and then list exactly what I need to check on. 😆. So apparently I’m a type A note writer who knows I’ll be type B as soon as I get a chance to sit down. 🤪
One thing about the year of online teaching that we all did is that it allowed us to almost eliminate the need for making copies. Assignments are posted on the online platform and the kids complete it and turn it in on their computer. No more lost copies! 😂
Type A here, but I would never do those things from home. I just stayed late until everything was done and ready for the next day. I had to separate my home life from my work life.
How about a combination, type C? In the morning, I’m highly Type B, and in the afternoon meeting, Type B, but in the classroom, my dealings with the actual students are Type A. The only Type B is forgetting the attendance. I get around that by delegating it to a student!
This is brilliant… and triggering! I’m Type A in theory and Type B in practice… it’s like anxietyville every session (youth worker here, not a teacher but same typologies I think)
I'm like type A-Z, depending on the day, requirements of the week, health of the week, mental state of the week and a million other things that prevents us from hanging in the A zone 😭😫
My mom was 100% the Type A teacher. One year, she spent all summer doing lesson plans for the ENTIRE year so she wouldn't have to worry about it at all... until the principal told her (two weeks before school started) that they decided to start using a different curriculum 😀
There are a few teachers in my school that are type B- taking precious minutes between classes to copy worksheets for the next class, forgetting attendence, dont even notice when a student has walked out of their classroom until 30 minutes later. Call at last minute for overheads, etc. It drives the hall aides crazy!!!!!
