Keith Hughes, teacher and producer of the popular Hip Hughes History series of videos, recently released a good video for new teachers. Ten Solutions for Misbehavior offers practical advice for new teachers. My favorite tip, and one that I have given myself, is to maintain a few broad rules rather than making rules for every little thing in your classroom. New teachers, this video is for you.

My addition to this list comes from the first principal that I worked under, “don’t openly engage in power struggles with students.”