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Teachers鈥� Advice to Their Colleagues鈥攊n 7 Words or Less

By Larry Ferlazzo 鈥� August 04, 2025 1 min read
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Larry Ferlazzo
Opinion Contributor,  Education Week
Larry Ferlazzo is a former award-winning high school English and social studies teacher of more than two decades. He is currently a volunteer tutor to English-learner newcomers at a local school and to youth in juvenile hall.

Teachers are all pretty busy鈥攅ven during summer vacation!

Here are some bite-sized pieces of advice that, though they might be short in length are big in wisdom.

And they can all be read quickly so in no time at all you can get back to family, book-reading, Netflix, or napping.

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Veteran 糖心动漫vlog know their stuff and share it鈥攕uccinctly. Read more.

2. How to Be a Better Teacher in 6 Words or Less

The best advice about teaching sometimes can be whittled down to a few simple words. Read more.

3. In 6 Words, More Teaching Advice

Ponder this gem: 鈥淲ant respect? Respect your students first.鈥� Read more.

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Common sense and simplicity are at the heart of the best advice. Read more.

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The opinions expressed in Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo are strictly those of the author(s) and do not reflect the opinions or endorsement of Editorial Projects in Education, or any of its publications.

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