The Bird Show. We got a lot of emails over the last couple of weeks from, these are first-time

teachers now. So this has got to be a little sketchy time. It's got to be exciting at the same time,

but they just aren't really sure how to set the tone for the classroom or what to expect or maybe,

you know, how to interact with the administrators, whatever, because it's their first year.

So they've got to deal with kids, the parents, and the administrators, and they don't know how to do any of it. And this first week is critical right here. We talked to a couple of teachers, and even it was Annie yesterday that said, you know, that first day, that first impression, that's really important stuff right there. So let's just expand it and say the first week is really important. Like you've got to take control of that class somehow, some way.

So I'd love for the veteran teachers to give us a call right now and give the rookie teachers some advice before they go into the classroom today. What would you consider veteran? I think anything over what? Three years, you think? I was going to say three or five years. Yeah. Okay. Because the second year teachers, while they have more experience, obviously, in the first, they're still trying to feel their way around also.

Right.

Made some mistakes last year. I was to say three or five years. Yeah. Okay. Because the second year teachers, while they have more experience, obviously, in the first,

they're still trying to feel their way around also.

Made some mistakes last year.

They're still learning about.

So I think three years on is probably what we're looking for right now.

Those kids are wily, man.

I mean, it's like Darwinism.

The strongest will survive for sure. That's true. The weakest will die off in your classroom. If you're not a strong teacher, man, those first

couple of days, they will start to take advantage of you and you will evolve. And then if you're

calling up if you're a veteran teacher, I mean, maybe some like specific examples, like, depending on what grades you teach is how you can get your classroom discipline or whatever. But I'm curious, you know, because one thing to say, come in and get discipline and teach your kids discipline, but how did you do it? Specifically. What exactly did you do or what trick did you do to get your kids to pay attention?

I would imagine you have to make an example out of one kid. I was just going to say the same thing.

My buddy John has been teaching now for probably 15 years out in California. And he said one of the

most critical times for him every year is when the bad kid quote unquote you know the

undisciplined kid i shouldn't say bad the undisciplined kid you mean the ADHD kid right

the one that his parents are already thinking we got to get him on riddling right um the first time

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