Read previewAfter completing my first year of teaching 8th-grade English at a private school, I was happy to have survived. When I met with the school's principal for my year-end review, I was presented with a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP). When I returned that fall, I met the new assistant principal, Mr. White, who would serve as head of discipline — as well as my advisor. Together, Mr. White and I came up with classroom routines that I began implementing immediately. Mr. White had the ultimate poker face.

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