1. Some school districts will pay teachers early this month because school is not in session at the end of the month. Budget your money carefully! You may feel rich right now, but your next payday is a long time away.
2. Continue to teach. Your students will try endless tricks to get you off track during the holiday season—resist.
3. Don’t believe your students when they tell you that all of their other teachers in the school will be having parties all day long instead of class. Check with your colleagues. Endless school parties result in bored and cranky students and frustrated teachers.
4. Before showing movies as rewards, be extra careful to have your choices approved by your supervisors. Don’t violate copyright laws.
5. Try to downplay the holiday aspects of this time of year. Keep your room decorations to a minimum and avoid cute holiday handouts that just take up time instead of instruct.
6. Be sensitive to the potential for embarrassment that this time of year can create for your students who live in poverty.
7. Don’t neglect your own stress levels. Usually, December activities create even more stressors for busy teachers. Be alert to this and proactive in dealing with them.
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