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Teaching Is a Privilege
Twelve Essential Understandings for Beginning Teachers
- 182 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
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About this book
New teachers have a high attrition rate, often due to concerns about classroom discipline, interactions with parents, meeting the diverse needs of students, and pressures of high academic standards. Teaching Is a Privilege offers beginning teachers twelve essential understandings necessary to meet these challenges and thrive in the classroom. The understandings are based on a core belief that teaching is a privilege worthy of continuous, thoughtful self-reflection and compassionate treatment of children and their families. The result is higher teacher morale and higher-achieving students.
The book focuses on development of the relationship side of teaching-attitudes, perceptions, beliefs, and behaviors-which builds trust and translates into a positive classroom climate. The intention is to inspire new teachers to begin their professional lives with an informed, optimistic belief system that deepens their understanding of what is possible and then to provide them with ways to get there. The twelve essential understandings serve as the foundation of their teaching practices and ultimately lead to happy, high-achieving, respectful students, and an exemplary, personally satisfying teaching career.
The book focuses on development of the relationship side of teaching-attitudes, perceptions, beliefs, and behaviors-which builds trust and translates into a positive classroom climate. The intention is to inspire new teachers to begin their professional lives with an informed, optimistic belief system that deepens their understanding of what is possible and then to provide them with ways to get there. The twelve essential understandings serve as the foundation of their teaching practices and ultimately lead to happy, high-achieving, respectful students, and an exemplary, personally satisfying teaching career.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: A Is for [a Positive] Attitude
- 1. Teaching Is a Privilege: Show You Are Worthy of the Responsibility
- 2. Your Attitude Sets the Tone for the Classroom: Create a Positive and Secure Learning Climate
- 3. We Are All Driven by Basic Needs: Analyze Why Things Are-Or Are Not-Going Well
- 4. You are a Role Model: Use Your Personal and Positional Power to be a Positive Influence
- 5. Everyone Has a Life Story: Teach With Empathy and Compassion
- 6. Parents and Guardians Are Your Allies: Capitalize on This Valuable Asset
- 7. Character Education, Violence Prevention, and Multiculturalism Are not Separate Programs: Make Them an Integral Part of Your Everyday Teaching
- 8. Teaching Is Like Acting: Know Your Material Well, Show Enthusiasm, and Have Fun!
- 9. It Is Counterproductive to Fight Human Nature: Put It To Work for You Instead
- 10. You Must Have a Reason For Everything You Do: If You Cannot Justify It, Don’t Do It
- 11. Communication Is the Basis of Relationships: Choose Your Words Wisely
- 12. Reflection Is the Key to Your Continued Growth: Do It Regularly With Honesty
- Conclusion: Final Thoughts
- Epilogue: A Classroom Story
- Resources
- References
- About the Author