Not to answer for her, but in a previous video she says if a student acts up "TALK to them and figure out what's going on in their mind and see if you can fix what's happening together"
Not to answer for her, but in a previous video she says if a student acts up "TALK to them and figure out what's going on in their mind and see if you can fix what's happening together"
The younger teachers were the ones who inspired me to become a teacher! Even though they marked a bit harder (at least in my experience), it didn't stop me from feeling happy and inspired in the classrooms! They were just easier to relate and were very involved with students and the clubs. Btw, love love love your videos! Your enthusiasm really translates through the screen :!
I’m an English teacher and I’m mexican, I live in an island full of tourism and people from the states. I am a teacher from a private bilingual school and I started working when I was 21 years old. I’m 23 now. But it was difficult for my students to see me as a teacher and not as a teen!
*Thank you for these words. As a first year teacher, I feel that each and every day I'm merely treading water and something could along anytime and pull my under! Taking it one day at a time and working through everything while establishing a good relationship with my students. I teach choir, band, and theatre!* _Kristen_
I am in my first semester in college and I’m majoring in elementary education. When you mentioned our future students I lost it. This video brought me such major tears, I’ve been so discouraged by so many people and I really needed this💛 thank you for what you do
This video was lovely - just what I needed to hear! I’m from Wales in the UK and I start my first year as a qualified teacher in September teaching Business in high school and I’m 23, so it is lovely to find someone with not only the same hobby as me but also the same passions! You and your channel are so inspiring! 💖💖
Yes yes yes! Being a preservice teacher, my younger sister of course HAD to show me your channel and I am so glad she did! I am in my student teaching year (6th grade!!!) and I graduate in May. I find myself getting down about being a "young teacher," but my 6th graders remind me daily why I am doing what I do! I have been blessed to have a mentor teacher who is supportive of using puzzles, body movements, and other strategies to engage our students! I cannot wait to have my own classroom next Fall!
I just found this channel and legit binged every video. I am in my masters program right now and wow its challenging. I needed your positivity and advice so so much
I'm 25 and I've started to teach last week. I'm so glad that I've found your channel! I teach math in 5-8th grade and I've already learnt so much. Every day is so unique. I love it!
This is SO crazy accurate!! I'm in year 3 and wanted to sincerely thank you for making your videos. This is my toughest year yet with 5 preps of everything from honors humanities to self contained sophomore English; I code switch ALL day. Your enthusiasm and passion are a constant reminder of why I got into this field and seriously help me to get me through the tough days! I also wanted to let you know that our students signed up for the scan code t-shirts and have been passing them out for the past few weeks. Your students are amazing and are changing the world, and we will all make sure to turn up on November 6th for you! Love from Staten Island, New York!
You are such an inspiration! Thank you so much for sharing your journey. I am a pre-service English teacher and watching your videos makes me so excited to be a teacher someday. Thank you for shining your light!
I'm a 5'2 male hopefully entering the college of education next fall. I'm a parapro at an elementary school, and my first year took some adjusting, but by mid year I had already become friends with teachers from different grades and even the lunch ladies haha. Love them. Love the staff. You're right! Be bold and be confident in what you want to do and feel is the best for you as a teacher. Love your channel.
You are what a high school teacher should be like!! Thank you, you're so inspiring. I'm training to be a primary school teacher (not high school), but what you said really resonated with me, especially about BEING YOURSELF! It's so easy to look at other teachers and think you have to be exactly like them, but then you meet another teacher who's completely different. No two teachers are the same.
I needed this so much. I'm in such a rough spot in my life right now. I've had so many people in my life try to discourage me from teaching because "it's not enough money" or "you could do better". But at the end of the day I love English, I love teaching it, and I love helping people grow!
this is absolutely everything i needed to hear. i’m student teaching right now and its incredibly stressful and half the time i feel like i’m doing everything wrong. thank you for this video!!!
I started teaching 3rd grade when I had just turned 21, and it was the best decision I have ever made!! Thank you for always inspiring others to achieve their goals! You’re amazing! 💓💓
I’m actually a nursing student who admires your positivity, kindness, and dedication. There are times where all I think about is wanting to give up, and honestly it sucks. But from now and on, I’ll keep in mind that my future patients are rooting for me to become the nurse they deserve!!!
Hi!! Young teacher here, too! I'm 23 and petite... I absolutely loved listening to your pieces of advice, I feel I'm not alone. I teach adults and teenagers, and it has happened to me, many times, that people tell me "They cannot take you seriously". Well, as you said, being yourself in the classroom is the best thing to do. And I've gained their respect and built excellent relationships. KEEP BEING AWESOME!! Hugs from Argentina
I’m not even becoming a teacher but I am starting a new job and I really needed the talk that while it might be new, everything will be okay and I’m doing it for a reason.. Thank you thank you ❤️
I'm teaching my first lesson today and I was so nervous - then I wake up and see this gem pop up in my notifications. Thank you for all the positivity :)
I have recently discovered my passion for teaching and I love the advice to 'be yourself.' I find that teaching brings out the best in me and I can be myself most when I am teaching - in a classroom or when I'm talking about something I love on TH-cam. This is the first video I've seen of yours on TH-cam and I love your energy 💕
You are such an inspiration, I’ve known my career choice since I was a little girl and I’m only in my junior year of high school. Your channel is wonderful and I am so glad that I discovered it! God Bless!
I was 21 when I started teaching and I feel the same way! I love what you said about the new generation of teachers. While I know many, many amazing older teachers, young teachers can be amazing too! I’d love to see a video about your classroom management strategies. 💛🌻
Thank you thank you thank you!!! I am currently drowning in edTPA and this was a beautiful reminder to take a deep breath and get EXCITED about teaching. The past few weeks I’ve lost a lot of passion because I’ve been so overwhelmed with lesson planning and other undergrad work. This video gave me the push I needed. Thank you 💜
This encouraged me greatly. I am a young teacher and was planning on quitting tomorrow due to issues with security guards picking on me. But I don’t want to let my students down despite the unfortunate situations being thrown at me
I'm so thankful that you brought up student teaching because I will be going to a high school next semester to student teach & I have been a little nervous about it. I love that I found your channel & every video you post makes me feel more confident in my decision to become a high school English teacher. Sending you lots of love!
I totally love this. All the things you've said are stuff we talk about regularly in my student teaching classes. I literally can't wait to have my own classroom!
Thank you for sharing!! My fiancé is a 10th grade world history teacher, and I love watching him as a young male teacher. I have a year and a half of school left and then I will be a high school math teacher! Although I’ll be 22 when I begin teaching, I’m so ready to teach and be myself! I’m also so happy we get to share this passion of education!
Hey Britt, can you consider doing a video talking about your opinion on teachers being underpaid and overworked? I keep hearing this from all the teachers I’ve talk to. Thanks and love you!! 💕💕💕
Wow! That comment about thinking about my future students really moved me. That’s so fascinating! One day, my students will be in the same place I am right now! ❤️❤️
As someone who is 21 and going to be a young teacher in a few years teaching history in high school, this honestly helped build my confidence so much thank you so much for being honest about teaching and being a young teacher!
This just gave me the confidence boost I needed. I register for my masters education program this month and begin in January and I was getting so nervous for the fieldwork i'll be doing the spring and fall but then the student teaching i'll have to do. I'm so excited to be able to pursue this career and finally have a career that makes an impact on the world.
I needed this. I’m currently completing student teaching in a classroom where management doesn’t exist. It’s a tough situation with several trauma enforced students. I’ve left crying but also left satisfied knowing I’ve made a relationship. You inspire ME! 💜
I'm in college now and I'm an economics major with a secondary ed certificate and this has been such a rough semester so far. I'm stuck taking a bunch of business classes for my degree and I don't start teaching classes or interning until next semester and I want to get started with teaching already! This video was exactly what I needed. I literally started crying when you said: "your future students are rooting for you." Thank you for all the content you post. I really love getting to see all of it and I can only hope to be as an amazing teacher as you are someday!
I’m a junior this year, and can’t wait to have my own classroom!! Your channel inspires me to be the best teacher I can be! And to stand up for my teaching beliefs
Thank you Brittney for this video! I'm a male currently studying child development and working as an intern with children 5 months to a year and a half. I want to be a preschool teacher possibly elementary school teacher.
Edgar Duarte yay! We need more gentlemen working with the little ones! One of my favorite former students teaches 4th grade, and last year he was our district’s elementary teacher of the year. He’s such a great role model for his kids, and you will be too!
You are such an inspiration for all of the future teachers out there, including me! You are truly amazing. It makes my day every time I get a notification for a new video!
Thank you for this!! I was very worried about my first years teaching considering I will only be a few years older than my students, but you really helped me consider a alternate point of view! I will 100% be myself and demand respect!! You are so awesome, and I hope to be as amazing as you are at my job someday!
wow i could not handle her being my teacher in high school. she seems to be striving for authenticity so much. she just speaks in inspirational quotes she saw on pinterest.
A few days ago, I finally figured out what I want to do when I get older, and that's being a teacher. I had watched a few of your videos before, but they came in my recommended again so I just started watching it. And I think that it is definitely a set thing that I want to do, but as you said in another video it has its ups and downs just like any profession. Also, some of my teachers are young and they are good teachers, but some of the old teachers at my school seem to talk a lot with everyone in the class, which is nice because it makes me more excited to come to that class again.
I am a young teacher too it's my second year and i am 22 i am lucky i found someone like me ! And i am dealing with anxiety too so ur channel is helping thank u ! Love from Morocco !
I cannot wait to have my own classroom!! After this semester, I'll be student teaching full-time and then I'm all done! Fingers crossed for an opening near me 🤞🏼I absolutely adore the school I'm in and I have never been happier. 2nd grade is so fun!
My band teacher is about your age and has the same style of teaching. He is fun, really cares about the class, engages with us all and actually gives a crap about are well being. His class is the reason I want to show up to school every morning, and the reason I want to be a teacher. As a student, I think it’s really important to break down that awkward wall between the students and teachers. Y’all really make a difference!! Thank you for making these videos 💙💛
I'm the youngest substitute teacher in my county. At first I was nervous because I am so young, but the students are great! Definitely the best decision I have made! Absolutely can not wait to have my own classroom!! You are such an inspiration!!
I’m a 24 year old in my second year of teaching high school English. I could not agree with you more; having an authentic relationship with the kids is KEY! You inspire me everyday to be that advocate and motivator for my kids :)
I'm 22 and also a young teacher. finally, someone said how it feels like to be a young teacher! hello from across the world :D you got a new subscriber!!
I'm a human being at the end of the day. I teach and have a lot of hobbies and TH-cam happens to be one of them! I'm teaching them to follow their dreams and use their voices to inspire others.
@@fivefootoneteacher Would you consider making a video on this topic? I love TH-cam but also am highly considering doing teaching and I never thought the two would be compatible!
I have one semester left of full time student teaching and then can hopefully FINALLY have my own classroom!!! When I’m having a stressful day and I’m feeling discouraged about my ability to teach young children and be a voice and role model for them I watch your videos to get my motivation back. Thank you thank you!!! I can not wait to have my own classroom and be who I want to be in my own classroom! I’ve had a bad mentor and it was an awful experience but still shaped who I wanted to be as a teacher and now my new mentor is the best! Can you do a video about classroom management and how you handle it when some students don’t follow what you say?
I'm in my first year teaching and I'm 22 so this is super reassuring to watch. I'm in a title 1 school and a lot of them are pretty tough to teach but I'm finding that by getting to know them more and ask them about what their interested and remember that sorta stuff they're more willing to behave and listen to me.
I aspire to be a teacher and I’m nervous about being effective, reaching my students in an impactful way and being able to meet their needs but watching your videos make me feel so much better about my career choice!
Thank you for taking time to talk this weekend! You really are my role model❤️I love your students from your school so so much. They were so very sweet! Also congratulations on your school for winning president!
+Five Foot One Teacher Brittany , The thing is that you and people like you have changed what is possible and you have broken barriers for many and that in my book makes you more than a teacher but also an inspiration . " Keep Moving Forward ". - Walt Disney - Dwight
18 year old french tutor here. It does get hard at times, especially when a student is around the same age (and sometimes older) but I honestly love teaching my language and seeing the progress that has been made on each side over my 2 years of teaching and I think this has been one of the best decision in my life.
I was a public school teacher for thirty years (1975-2005) and my master teacher was incredible. She was probably your size and she was incredible with her 5th-grade studients. That full-time internship with Adele was for a full school year. The one thing I remember that Adele said was to talk softly and never yell or get mad. So, for the rest of my yeas as a teacher when there were challenges in my classroom, I'd smile and talk softly --- most of the time. In fact, most of the time when there was a challenge, I'd act like I was the MC of a game show when one of my students acted out and caused a problem, and the student accused me of enjoying myself because of what he'd done. I replied, "Why should I be angry. I wasn't the one that caused a problem." Then I'd smile. One time when the senior that was the student editor of the high school paper (I was teh adviser for the paper and the journalism teacher) was angry about something one of her reporters had done, we weren't arguing but she was venting and another editor said, "Mr. Lofthosue, the louder she gets, the quieter you get. You are almost whispering now." Size doesn't mean anything in the classroom. I've known big men who failed at teaching and left the profession before the end of their first year while teachers that weighted less than 100 pounds managed their classes like parents/diplomats and their students respected them --- or feared them.
I see you have Elenor & Park books! GREAT BOOK! I have a couple weeks of student teaching left and am currently trying to get the most out of it. I LOVE LEARNING and my goal is to get all my students excited to learn like i am!!
I love this! I'm in college to be a high school English teacher and I wonder a lot about how it will be as a young teacher. You are so inspiring and this was a great explanation! 💛
"Think about your future students" I always do but the reminder freaking hit. I am hopefully starting school soon and I just can't wait to have my own students and pass on my passions with them. Granted I am going into music so it is different, I am still so excited. I already have music picked out for them and ideas of concert set up of all levels.. Yes over the top I know but I just can't wait till that day!
Thank you so much for this video! Today in my education class, we were talking about how teachers are being suppressed and how we have to be extremely cautious about sharing our true selves with our students. And it disheartened me because I want my future students and I to actually get to know each other and share important things about our lives, but it made me think again if I really wanted to be a teacher. The rest of the day was really stressful with so many projects and assignments. It made me wonder why I’m even doing all these classes in college, but then I watched your video and it snapped me back to reality that teaching is what I want to do, and I wouldn’t wanna do anything else!
Hi! So I love your videos!!! I'm a freshman in high school and I hate going to school everyday, but I still try my best! Anyways I wish I had teachers like you at my school! You seem so warm and inviting!! My English teachers is very strict and she's very sassy and negative about everything so that really makes me hate her class a lot! One time I went up to her for help and she was all snotty about it and I was shook!! I wish I had a teacher like you!!! ❤️
Thanks! I student teach in 4th and 8th grade this spring! This touched my heart as I am a little nervous about student teaching but I have wanted to teach since like I was in 1st grade!
I am in my first year of teaching. I teach at an inner-city school where we deal with a lot of behavior problems and gang activity. I am young (22), look young, and I am 5'2. I once had a teacher tell me to "stop trying to relate to the students by using their slang." I had to explain that I'm not trying to relate to them, I DO relate to them. I just found your channel and I want to thank you for making this OK. Relating to them is OK and building relationships based on common interests/struggles is OK, even if we are on different levels of authority.
Thank you for this video. I needed to hear all of this! I recently started to teach preschool and, even though I'm not dealing with teenagers, your advice feels comforting. Could you do a video about class management and how to show the children what you expect of them please (for example, at the beginning of the year)? :)
for me, growing up, younger teachers ALWAYS managed to engage me more because they know how to talk to young people. in GCSE history, my teacher would sort us into groups and play an edited version of ‘pointless’ with us and it was the most amazing revision tool! it helped me for my exams so much, older teachers are often very strict with their ideals bc it’s what they’ve always known. but younger teachers are changing things and i love that
I struggled w math a LOT and in my senior year, i had my math teacher who’s 10 years older than me. She was soooo helpful and understood my feelings!! After i graduated, we’re friends now. :)
I’ve always wanted to be a teacher too, however I’ve felt so deterred from it lately. This video was so motivating to keep me pushing for my dream!! I truly hope I’ll be a teacher as dedicated and passionate as you.
I needed this video 💕 By the time I do my first year of teaching I'll be 20/21 (I'm 18 right now) and I already volunteer at my old elementary school by reading with kids and helping the theater club after school. I find it difficult to figure out how to act around the kids, I'm still trying to figure that out. A previous comment mentioned a classroom management video, also how you handle misbehaving students. (I think that's a great idea for a video) Thanks Britt! 💕
Oh my word😭 Thank you. In jr high and high school I went back to my old elementary school and volunteered in the kindergarten classrooms, totalling 6 years. I fell in love with teaching. This year I started my first year of my 4 year degree program. The way my university does it, I take a broad range of random course credits and by time I get to my second year, then I take the education courses. During my first month of school, I became so overwhelmed because none of my classes seemed useful to me. I was able to go back to kindergarten for just 2 hours, and that was the best thing I could’ve ever done because I had completely lost sight of why I was doing this. When you mentioned the people that are rooting for you, and you mentioned future students, I started crying! (Definitely not the most convenient time or place to do so as I am in the forum between classes!😆) regardless, I want to say thank you!!! Thank you so much!!!!!!!!❤️
I am going through my first year of teaching, and I really needed to hear this! Thank you so much for giving me a little ray of sunshine to help me get through my year of Kindergarten. 😊
Girl I made the decision to school at the age of 28 because these children need us! I live in Oklahoma and if you know we‘re desperate for teachers, but we need teachers who care! Keep up the positive “teacher” videos!
I didn’t start teaching until I was 27, so I never had those young teacher moments. (I have a communications degree and did alternate certification.) Now that I’m in year 21, I love learning from young teachers, even though many of my coworkers are young enough to be my children! I still have a passion for teaching and will teach for as long as I can. There are advantages to looking young, though. I’m nearing 50, but most of my 8th graders think I’m still in my 30s. I’ll take it! I love your videos, Brittany! You are teaching this old dog new tricks!
I prefer younger teachers over older teachers. They have changed my life.
same
My drama teacher is in her mid 20s. Crazy considering most of my teachers are in their 40s and 50s
Emily omg same
Young teachers just get it and I love them
Next video: What are your best classroom management strategies? What do you do when a student acts up?
Please do this!!
Yes!!!!
Yes, please do a video on this!
I would try to calm them down and tell them I am willing to listen to what they have to say and work it over with them. Works on adults
Not to answer for her, but in a previous video she says if a student acts up "TALK to them and figure out what's going on in their mind and see if you can fix what's happening together"
how do you deal with misbehavior? what are some classroom management you use on a daily basis?
Not to answer for her, but in a previous video she says if a student acts up "TALK to them and figure out what's going on in their mind and see if you can fix what's happening together"
You’re literally the exact person I want to be once I’m out of high school😭❤️
Me Too and I’ve been out of high school for 14 years lol
Same
As a four foot ten English teacher in her twenties I love this video. Thank you for the ongoing inspiration!
The younger teachers were the ones who inspired me to become a teacher! Even though they marked a bit harder (at least in my experience), it didn't stop me from feeling happy and inspired in the classrooms! They were just easier to relate and were very involved with students and the clubs. Btw, love love love your videos! Your enthusiasm really translates through the screen :!
I’m an English teacher and I’m mexican, I live in an island full of tourism and people from the states. I am a teacher from a private bilingual school and I started working when I was 21 years old. I’m 23 now. But it was difficult for my students to see me as a teacher and not as a teen!
As a future educator I love this advise! So often I feel pressured to fit a “teacher” mold in my training but I don’t want it to change who I am :)
You should do a house tour...or a room tour...you have really good taste I just wanna see!!😝
*Thank you for these words. As a first year teacher, I feel that each and every day I'm merely treading water and something could along anytime and pull my under! Taking it one day at a time and working through everything while establishing a good relationship with my students. I teach choir, band, and theatre!* _Kristen_
I am in my first semester in college and I’m majoring in elementary education. When you mentioned our future students I lost it. This video brought me such major tears, I’ve been so discouraged by so many people and I really needed this💛 thank you for what you do
This video was lovely - just what I needed to hear! I’m from Wales in the UK and I start my first year as a qualified teacher in September teaching Business in high school and I’m 23, so it is lovely to find someone with not only the same hobby as me but also the same passions! You and your channel are so inspiring! 💖💖
I love how understanding you are of your students. You’re such a light, thank you for being you❤️
Yes yes yes! Being a preservice teacher, my younger sister of course HAD to show me your channel and I am so glad she did! I am in my student teaching year (6th grade!!!) and I graduate in May. I find myself getting down about being a "young teacher," but my 6th graders remind me daily why I am doing what I do! I have been blessed to have a mentor teacher who is supportive of using puzzles, body movements, and other strategies to engage our students! I cannot wait to have my own classroom next Fall!
I just found this channel and legit binged every video. I am in my masters program right now and wow its challenging. I needed your positivity and advice so so much
I'm 25 and I've started to teach last week. I'm so glad that I've found your channel! I teach math in 5-8th grade and I've already learnt so much. Every day is so unique. I love it!
This is SO crazy accurate!! I'm in year 3 and wanted to sincerely thank you for making your videos. This is my toughest year yet with 5 preps of everything from honors humanities to self contained sophomore English; I code switch ALL day. Your enthusiasm and passion are a constant reminder of why I got into this field and seriously help me to get me through the tough days! I also wanted to let you know that our students signed up for the scan code t-shirts and have been passing them out for the past few weeks. Your students are amazing and are changing the world, and we will all make sure to turn up on November 6th for you! Love from Staten Island, New York!
You are such an inspiration! Thank you so much for sharing your journey. I am a pre-service English teacher and watching your videos makes me so excited to be a teacher someday. Thank you for shining your light!
I'm a 5'2 male hopefully entering the college of education next fall. I'm a parapro at an elementary school, and my first year took some adjusting, but by mid year I had already become friends with teachers from different grades and even the lunch ladies haha. Love them. Love the staff. You're right! Be bold and be confident in what you want to do and feel is the best for you as a teacher. Love your channel.
You are what a high school teacher should be like!! Thank you, you're so inspiring. I'm training to be a primary school teacher (not high school), but what you said really resonated with me, especially about BEING YOURSELF! It's so easy to look at other teachers and think you have to be exactly like them, but then you meet another teacher who's completely different. No two teachers are the same.
I needed this so much. I'm in such a rough spot in my life right now. I've had so many people in my life try to discourage me from teaching because "it's not enough money" or "you could do better". But at the end of the day I love English, I love teaching it, and I love helping people grow!
this is absolutely everything i needed to hear. i’m student teaching right now and its incredibly stressful and half the time i feel like i’m doing everything wrong. thank you for this video!!!
I started teaching 3rd grade when I had just turned 21, and it was the best decision I have ever made!! Thank you for always inspiring others to achieve their goals! You’re amazing! 💓💓
I’m actually a nursing student who admires your positivity, kindness, and dedication. There are times where all I think about is wanting to give up, and honestly it sucks. But from now and on, I’ll keep in mind that my future patients are rooting for me to become the nurse they deserve!!!
Hi!! Young teacher here, too! I'm 23 and petite... I absolutely loved listening to your pieces of advice, I feel I'm not alone. I teach adults and teenagers, and it has happened to me, many times, that people tell me "They cannot take you seriously". Well, as you said, being yourself in the classroom is the best thing to do. And I've gained their respect and built excellent relationships. KEEP BEING AWESOME!! Hugs from Argentina
I’m not even becoming a teacher but I am starting a new job and I really needed the talk that while it might be new, everything will be okay and I’m doing it for a reason.. Thank you thank you ❤️
i love how you acknowledge that students have other things going on besides the classroom. i think a lot of teacher forget that!!!
I'm teaching my first lesson today and I was so nervous - then I wake up and see this gem pop up in my notifications. Thank you for all the positivity :)
You are going to be one of the biggest teaching channels 🙌🏼👏🏼
I really respect you for choosing this as your profession.
In less than 2 years I will be a teacher and it’s a dream come true! Thank you for your positivity and encouragement!
I have recently discovered my passion for teaching and I love the advice to 'be yourself.' I find that teaching brings out the best in me and I can be myself most when I am teaching - in a classroom or when I'm talking about something I love on TH-cam.
This is the first video I've seen of yours on TH-cam and I love your energy 💕
You are such an inspiration, I’ve known my career choice since I was a little girl and I’m only in my junior year of high school. Your channel is wonderful and I am so glad that I discovered it! God Bless!
Young teacher here too! 25 :) I teach high school as well!
Jennifer Nicole what did you major in? :-) and how long was the process? Currently in uni to get my Bach, but I’m not sure the process after !
Me too! I’m 24 and I teach college freshman composition.
Me three! I’m 24 and teach in a secondary school in Scotland. 6 years age difference between the oldest student and I
Same here, I teach HS kids. I'm 23 and it was really weird at first.
Hey 21 yo middle school music teacher here !! :)
I was 21 when I started teaching and I feel the same way! I love what you said about the new generation of teachers. While I know many, many amazing older teachers, young teachers can be amazing too! I’d love to see a video about your classroom management strategies. 💛🌻
Thank you thank you thank you!!! I am currently drowning in edTPA and this was a beautiful reminder to take a deep breath and get EXCITED about teaching. The past few weeks I’ve lost a lot of passion because I’ve been so overwhelmed with lesson planning and other undergrad work. This video gave me the push I needed. Thank you 💜
you radiate compassion, courage & truth! you inspire me. u are changing the world through your work
This encouraged me greatly. I am a young teacher and was planning on quitting tomorrow due to issues with security guards picking on me. But I don’t want to let my students down despite the unfortunate situations being thrown at me
I'm so thankful that you brought up student teaching because I will be going to a high school next semester to student teach & I have been a little nervous about it. I love that I found your channel & every video you post makes me feel more confident in my decision to become a high school English teacher. Sending you lots of love!
I totally love this. All the things you've said are stuff we talk about regularly in my student teaching classes. I literally can't wait to have my own classroom!
Thank you for sharing!! My fiancé is a 10th grade world history teacher, and I love watching him as a young male teacher. I have a year and a half of school left and then I will be a high school math teacher! Although I’ll be 22 when I begin teaching, I’m so ready to teach and be myself! I’m also so happy we get to share this passion of education!
Hey Britt, can you consider doing a video talking about your opinion on teachers being underpaid and overworked? I keep hearing this from all the teachers I’ve talk to. Thanks and love you!! 💕💕💕
also wow i love how many people in this comment section are truly engaging with you and this video. it’s an amazing thing to see ☺️
That is what they push for us while preparing me for my internship. The best thing you can have is a good relationship with your students!!
Wow! That comment about thinking about my future students really moved me. That’s so fascinating! One day, my students will be in the same place I am right now! ❤️❤️
As someone who is 21 and going to be a young teacher in a few years teaching history in high school, this honestly helped build my confidence so much thank you so much for being honest about teaching and being a young teacher!
This just gave me the confidence boost I needed. I register for my masters education program this month and begin in January and I was getting so nervous for the fieldwork i'll be doing the spring and fall but then the student teaching i'll have to do. I'm so excited to be able to pursue this career and finally have a career that makes an impact on the world.
I needed this. I’m currently completing student teaching in a classroom where management doesn’t exist. It’s a tough situation with several trauma enforced students. I’ve left crying but also left satisfied knowing I’ve made a relationship. You inspire ME! 💜
This gave me a huge boost in self worth and confidence, thank you!
I'm in college now and I'm an economics major with a secondary ed certificate and this has been such a rough semester so far. I'm stuck taking a bunch of business classes for my degree and I don't start teaching classes or interning until next semester and I want to get started with teaching already! This video was exactly what I needed. I literally started crying when you said: "your future students are rooting for you." Thank you for all the content you post. I really love getting to see all of it and I can only hope to be as an amazing teacher as you are someday!
I’m a junior this year, and can’t wait to have my own classroom!! Your channel inspires me to be the best teacher I can be! And to stand up for my teaching beliefs
Thank you Brittney for this video! I'm a male currently studying child development and working as an intern with children 5 months to a year and a half. I want to be a preschool teacher possibly elementary school teacher.
Edgar Duarte yay! We need more gentlemen working with the little ones! One of my favorite former students teaches 4th grade, and last year he was our district’s elementary teacher of the year. He’s such a great role model for his kids, and you will be too!
You are such an inspiration for all of the future teachers out there, including me! You are truly amazing. It makes my day every time I get a notification for a new video!
Thank you for this!! I was very worried about my first years teaching considering I will only be a few years older than my students, but you really helped me consider a alternate point of view! I will 100% be myself and demand respect!! You are so awesome, and I hope to be as amazing as you are at my job someday!
wow i could not handle her being my teacher in high school. she seems to be striving for authenticity so much. she just speaks in inspirational quotes she saw on pinterest.
A few days ago, I finally figured out what I want to do when I get older, and that's being a teacher. I had watched a few of your videos before, but they came in my recommended again so I just started watching it. And I think that it is definitely a set thing that I want to do, but as you said in another video it has its ups and downs just like any profession. Also, some of my teachers are young and they are good teachers, but some of the old teachers at my school seem to talk a lot with everyone in the class, which is nice because it makes me more excited to come to that class again.
I am a young teacher too it's my second year and i am 22 i am lucky i found someone like me ! And i am dealing with anxiety too so ur channel is helping thank u ! Love from Morocco !
I am a sophomore and all of my teachers are so amazing. My English teacher is about your age and she is everyone’s favorite.
I cannot wait to have my own classroom!! After this semester, I'll be student teaching full-time and then I'm all done! Fingers crossed for an opening near me 🤞🏼I absolutely adore the school I'm in and I have never been happier. 2nd grade is so fun!
Amanda Keenan I student teach next semester too in 4th and 8th grade English!
@@kendiikendra1531 Good luck!! I'm an English major too :) I teach all subject because of elementary, though. So much fun!
Amanda Keenan good luck to you too!
My band teacher is about your age and has the same style of teaching. He is fun, really cares about the class, engages with us all and actually gives a crap about are well being. His class is the reason I want to show up to school every morning, and the reason I want to be a teacher. As a student, I think it’s really important to break down that awkward wall between the students and teachers. Y’all really make a difference!! Thank you for making these videos 💙💛
I'm the youngest substitute teacher in my county. At first I was nervous because I am so young, but the students are great! Definitely the best decision I have made! Absolutely can not wait to have my own classroom!! You are such an inspiration!!
I’m a 24 year old in my second year of teaching high school English. I could not agree with you more; having an authentic relationship with the kids is KEY! You inspire me everyday to be that advocate and motivator for my kids :)
I'm 22 and also a young teacher. finally, someone said how it feels like to be a young teacher!
hello from across the world :D you got a new subscriber!!
what is it like being a teacher doing TH-cam? what do your students think about it?
I'm a human being at the end of the day. I teach and have a lot of hobbies and TH-cam happens to be one of them! I'm teaching them to follow their dreams and use their voices to inspire others.
@@fivefootoneteacher Would you consider making a video on this topic? I love TH-cam but also am highly considering doing teaching and I never thought the two would be compatible!
I have one semester left of full time student teaching and then can hopefully FINALLY have my own classroom!!! When I’m having a stressful day and I’m feeling discouraged about my ability to teach young children and be a voice and role model for them I watch your videos to get my motivation back. Thank you thank you!!! I can not wait to have my own classroom and be who I want to be in my own classroom! I’ve had a bad mentor and it was an awful experience but still shaped who I wanted to be as a teacher and now my new mentor is the best! Can you do a video about classroom management and how you handle it when some students don’t follow what you say?
Hi! I love your videos! Teaching high school at 21. Thank you for posting this.
I'm in my first year teaching and I'm 22 so this is super reassuring to watch. I'm in a title 1 school and a lot of them are pretty tough to teach but I'm finding that by getting to know them more and ask them about what their interested and remember that sorta stuff they're more willing to behave and listen to me.
I aspire to be a teacher and I’m nervous about being effective, reaching my students in an impactful way and being able to meet their needs but watching your videos make me feel so much better about my career choice!
Thank you for taking time to talk this weekend! You really are my role model❤️I love your students from your school so so much. They were so very sweet! Also congratulations on your school for winning president!
I'm currently in my fourth year of a five year program and let me just say that I reeaallly needed to hear this today. Thank you thank you thank you!!
I subbed before you even started talking. Omg your personality is a joy, I could tell by just the intro.
+Five Foot One Teacher
Brittany ,
The thing is that you and people like you have changed what is possible and you have broken barriers for many
and that in my book makes you more than a teacher but also an inspiration .
" Keep Moving Forward ". - Walt Disney
- Dwight
18 year old french tutor here. It does get hard at times, especially when a student is around the same age (and sometimes older) but I honestly love teaching my language and seeing the progress that has been made on each side over my 2 years of teaching and I think this has been one of the best decision in my life.
I was a public school teacher for thirty years (1975-2005) and my master teacher was incredible. She was probably your size and she was incredible with her 5th-grade studients. That full-time internship with Adele was for a full school year. The one thing I remember that Adele said was to talk softly and never yell or get mad.
So, for the rest of my yeas as a teacher when there were challenges in my classroom, I'd smile and talk softly --- most of the time.
In fact, most of the time when there was a challenge, I'd act like I was the MC of a game show when one of my students acted out and caused a problem, and the student accused me of enjoying myself because of what he'd done. I replied, "Why should I be angry. I wasn't the one that caused a problem." Then I'd smile.
One time when the senior that was the student editor of the high school paper (I was teh adviser for the paper and the journalism teacher) was angry about something one of her reporters had done, we weren't arguing but she was venting and another editor said, "Mr. Lofthosue, the louder she gets, the quieter you get. You are almost whispering now."
Size doesn't mean anything in the classroom. I've known big men who failed at teaching and left the profession before the end of their first year while teachers that weighted less than 100 pounds managed their classes like parents/diplomats and their students respected them --- or feared them.
I wish I worked with you and all of the other amazing teachers I follow! You're so inspiring and passionate!
So glad you made this. I will have just turned 21 when I start teaching high school next school year. I have been so nervous about this.
I see you have Elenor & Park books! GREAT BOOK! I have a couple weeks of student teaching left and am currently trying to get the most out of it. I LOVE LEARNING and my goal is to get all my students excited to learn like i am!!
I love this! I'm in college to be a high school English teacher and I wonder a lot about how it will be as a young teacher. You are so inspiring and this was a great explanation! 💛
"Think about your future students" I always do but the reminder freaking hit. I am hopefully starting school soon and I just can't wait to have my own students and pass on my passions with them. Granted I am going into music so it is different, I am still so excited. I already have music picked out for them and ideas of concert set up of all levels.. Yes over the top I know but I just can't wait till that day!
I'm a new and tiny teacher, I work with K-12 and love every second! Thanks for sharing your insights
I love your encouraging words! I definitely needed to hear this! Thank you! 😊
Yes!! Second year teacher at 22🙌🏼 and loving every day of it!
Thank you so much for this video! Today in my education class, we were talking about how teachers are being suppressed and how we have to be extremely cautious about sharing our true selves with our students. And it disheartened me because I want my future students and I to actually get to know each other and share important things about our lives, but it made me think again if I really wanted to be a teacher. The rest of the day was really stressful with so many projects and assignments. It made me wonder why I’m even doing all these classes in college, but then I watched your video and it snapped me back to reality that teaching is what I want to do, and I wouldn’t wanna do anything else!
Hi! So I love your videos!!! I'm a freshman in high school and I hate going to school everyday, but I still try my best! Anyways I wish I had teachers like you at my school! You seem so warm and inviting!! My English teachers is very strict and she's very sassy and negative about everything so that really makes me hate her class a lot! One time I went up to her for help and she was all snotty about it and I was shook!! I wish I had a teacher like you!!! ❤️
Thanks! I student teach in 4th and 8th grade this spring! This touched my heart as I am a little nervous about student teaching but I have wanted to teach since like I was in 1st grade!
I am in my first year of teaching. I teach at an inner-city school where we deal with a lot of behavior problems and gang activity. I am young (22), look young, and I am 5'2. I once had a teacher tell me to "stop trying to relate to the students by using their slang." I had to explain that I'm not trying to relate to them, I DO relate to them. I just found your channel and I want to thank you for making this OK. Relating to them is OK and building relationships based on common interests/struggles is OK, even if we are on different levels of authority.
Thank you for this video. I needed to hear all of this! I recently started to teach preschool and, even though I'm not dealing with teenagers, your advice feels comforting.
Could you do a video about class management and how to show the children what you expect of them please (for example, at the beginning of the year)? :)
for me, growing up, younger teachers ALWAYS managed to engage me more because they know how to talk to young people. in GCSE history, my teacher would sort us into groups and play an edited version of ‘pointless’ with us and it was the most amazing revision tool! it helped me for my exams so much, older teachers are often very strict with their ideals bc it’s what they’ve always known. but younger teachers are changing things and i love that
Thank you for this video! I am 24 and will start teaching in August. Im super nervous but very excited.
I struggled w math a LOT and in my senior year, i had my math teacher who’s 10 years older than me. She was soooo helpful and understood my feelings!! After i graduated, we’re friends now. :)
I’ve always wanted to be a teacher too, however I’ve felt so deterred from it lately. This video was so motivating to keep me pushing for my dream!! I truly hope I’ll be a teacher as dedicated and passionate as you.
I start my first high school internship next week! I am so excited !!! Your words are such a great reminder :)
I needed this video 💕 By the time I do my first year of teaching I'll be 20/21 (I'm 18 right now) and I already volunteer at my old elementary school by reading with kids and helping the theater club after school. I find it difficult to figure out how to act around the kids, I'm still trying to figure that out. A previous comment mentioned a classroom management video, also how you handle misbehaving students. (I think that's a great idea for a video) Thanks Britt! 💕
Dude i needed this today! 26 here! Thank you so much for your vid! You just got yourself a new sub!
Oh my word😭 Thank you. In jr high and high school I went back to my old elementary school and volunteered in the kindergarten classrooms, totalling 6 years. I fell in love with teaching. This year I started my first year of my 4 year degree program. The way my university does it, I take a broad range of random course credits and by time I get to my second year, then I take the education courses. During my first month of school, I became so overwhelmed because none of my classes seemed useful to me. I was able to go back to kindergarten for just 2 hours, and that was the best thing I could’ve ever done because I had completely lost sight of why I was doing this. When you mentioned the people that are rooting for you, and you mentioned future students, I started crying! (Definitely not the most convenient time or place to do so as I am in the forum between classes!😆) regardless, I want to say thank you!!! Thank you so much!!!!!!!!❤️
Wow I needed this today! Thank you from a struggling 2nd year teacher 💜
I am going through my first year of teaching, and I really needed to hear this! Thank you so much for giving me a little ray of sunshine to help me get through my year of Kindergarten. 😊
Girl I made the decision to school at the age of 28 because these children need us! I live in Oklahoma and if you know we‘re desperate for teachers, but we need teachers who care! Keep up the positive “teacher” videos!
Yes they do!!!!!!!
Best video yet! I love this! I am 21 years old and I am currently student teaching! Thanks for this 😊
I didn’t start teaching until I was 27, so I never had those young teacher moments. (I have a communications degree and did alternate certification.) Now that I’m in year 21, I love learning from young teachers, even though many of my coworkers are young enough to be my children! I still have a passion for teaching and will teach for as long as I can.
There are advantages to looking young, though. I’m nearing 50, but most of my 8th graders think I’m still in my 30s. I’ll take it!
I love your videos, Brittany! You are teaching this old dog new tricks!