Create a good first impression from day one of the academic year. Be prepared, enthusiastic, and serious about success.  Be someone who students, parents, colleagues, and administrators can believe in. If you’ve made a poor impression on someone for some reason, work hard to change it. Your students can learn a lot about what you expect from them by watching you. Always show a respectful attitude toward students, fellow staff members, your school, your subject, and yourself. They will pick up on your respectful attitude, making it easy to gain their respect.  Use a calm, respectful tone when addressing students and staff. If you teach multiple classes, don't complain about one class to another. Your students talk to each other, so students in the other class will find out. The better you get to know your students, the more influence you will have on their attitude towards learning, and on their lives in general. Don’t play favorites or deem anyone beyond helping—your job as a professional is to teach everyone in the class.  Make sure you don’t forget about the students in the middle—that is, the ones who don’t wow you with their successes or frustrate you with their lack of interest. Remember that your job is to connect with each student as a mentor, though. You don’t need to, and shouldn’t try to, become their friend. A professional teacher will use students' personal information to help them achieve their potential. Confidential information will not be disclosed as gossip, or used as a weapon against a student. Likewise, non-classroom information, like the content of staff meetings, should be treated in the strictest of confidence.  You could end up in legal trouble or lose your teaching license for disclosing confidential information. However, also make sure you know when you are mandated by law to disclose confidential information. For instance, if you are told or suspect that a child is being abused, you may be legally required to report this to the authorities. Include parents in the educational process and encourage their support of the school's disciplinary processes and procedures. Be polite and calm when dealing with parents. Remind them that every discussion about the child needs to be undertaken with the child's best interests at heart. You can’t force parents to get involved in their child’s education, but you can be as welcoming as possible. At the same time, be patient with parents who are perhaps too involved, and try to nudge them in the right direction. Show that you’re a “team player” by prioritizing the needs of the institution as a whole. Remember that you are one person in a group of professionals who should, ideally, share a common goal and vision.  There will inevitably be differences of opinion, of course, and relations between teachers and administrators can get particularly frosty during contract negotiations. However, don’t lose sight of the fact that your focus should be on the well-being of the school and its students.
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One-sentence summary -- Inspire others’ trust right from the start. Model respectful behavior for your students. Take an interest in every child. Maintain confidentiality. Consult parents and welcome their involvement. Support your colleagues and school management.


Maybe you’ve had a stressful week. Maybe you just feel stretched too thin. Give yourself the private time you need to recuperate by taking some space from your friend. Remember, these is nothing selfish with a little "me" time. If spending time with your friend is making you feel worse, then take a break! Everybody lies at a different locations on the introvert-extrovert spectrum. Do you find that you are more rejuvenating by time alone? If so, you may be more introverted. This means that taking some space for yourself is essential for you to feel good. Let yourself have it!  Explain to your friend that you're not being lonely, shy, or depressed. Tell them that you actually like being alone sometimes and that it's nothing personal. If you  just say that you want to be alone, your friend worry that something's going on emotionally. They may not understand that this is just how you are. Many times we need space from friends because they bring stress into our lives. If you have a friend who is stirring up drama, give yourself permission to take some space. It is almost always a good idea to let things cool down.  If you like talking to this friend, you can still do so once the waters have calmed and nothing dramatic is going on. It's important with these friends to discourage gossip. This will deter them from pulling you into other people's drama. Are you tired of making plans with a friend just for them to break plans or reschedule? You can choose to stop making plans with that friend. This may motivate your friend to stick to plans better and stop being flaky. Before you know how to ask for this space, you must determine what kind of space you are looking for. If you just need a night off, you may want to take a subtle approach. If you need to overhaul the nature of your friendship, your approach should be more direct.  Do you just need a night off? Do you no longer want to hang out with this friend one-on-one, but would be okay in groups (or vice versa)? Do you want to change the relationship itself (or even end it)?
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One-sentence summary -- Ask for space because you are busy and exhausted. Ask for space because you are more of an introvert and just need time alone. Ask for space because your friend is stirring up too much drama. Ask for space because your friend is flaky and you're frustrated with it. Decide what kind of space you need.


Before you do anything else, ensure that the fan is turned off and cannot turn back on until you are finished cleaning it. Most models will have a plug that is located directly behind the cover. You could remove the cover first and unplug the fan, but just to be safe, go and temporarily pull the breaker for your bathroom. The fan is now safe to work on. Unscrew the assembly that is holding the fan in place, then very gently remove the fan. Be careful not to drop the fan or hit it on the side of the exhaust pipe as that could potentially chip the fan blades. Broken fan blades will cause the fan to be louder and less effective.
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Turn off the power. Remove the fan.