| "Teacher fired" showing up as a headline in the news | | | | faculty room. As much as possible, be open to |
| is always a possibility in any teaching realm or | | | | meeting other teachers and the administration. This is |
| educational institution. With such, as a mentor who | | | | not the time to be a wallflower. Learn to socialize. |
| values work and the profession in general, you must | | | | Say hi and give respects to others especially with |
| find means and ways to still be there no matter | | | | your fellow coworkers. Make the effort to extend a |
| what. | | | | smile and a response. This is a good way for you to |
| Every year, new teachers and returning mentors add | | | | be known and for you to be recognized in the loop. |
| up, as evident by many individuals taking education as | | | | Tip #3: Go the extra mile. This has been a very |
| a degree. With such competition and new fresh | | | | popular quote and, I must say, the most fitting tip in |
| mentors, you must firmly stand your ground in order | | | | order to sustain your job. If you are into teaching, |
| to not get booted out. If you love teaching like I do, | | | | make the effort to do more than teaching your |
| here are some tips on how to keep this noble job | | | | students. Learn to organize some tutorial sessions - |
| and make it last until retirement comes. | | | | especially for the kids who flunk in school. If you are |
| Tip #1: Follow school rules and policies. As teachers, | | | | assigned to organize a school event, make sure you |
| we must be the first implementers of the school's | | | | do so and deliver your best. This is also a way for |
| regulations. As much as possible, if there are | | | | you to be acknowledged, and your contribution will |
| deadlines, never miss them. If the school says so, | | | | surely leave a big impact on others. |
| regardless if you are already tired on that day, find | | | | Keeping your current job is never an easy task. |
| the effort to comply in the soonest possible time. A | | | | Thus, the least you can do is to get an edge over |
| wrong move might mean losing your job. Therefore, | | | | the others. To make sure you stay afloat, back it up |
| do whatever it takes to comply and be the model of | | | | with your achievements and the things you have |
| this standard. | | | | accomplished. With that said, you need not worry |
| Tip #2: Socialize. Being a teacher does not mean you | | | | about the thought of a "teacher fired" headline in |
| just limit your circle to your classroom walls and the | | | | your school. |