My First Year in the Classroom

50 Stories That Celebrate the Good, the Bad, and the Most Unforgettable Moments

Stephen D Rogers

• Éditeur: Adams Media
• Année: 2009
• ISBN:
  9781440513879
• Sujet: Crescita personale
• Sous-sujet: Successo personale

"When the student is ready, the teacher will appear."
—Lao TzuBut is the teacher ready? That's the question that haunts every teacher that fateful first day in the classroom. Making it through that day and the 179 school days that follow is how every career in education—and lifelong learning—truly begins. In this collection, fifty teachers share the trials, tribulations, and triumphs they've experienced during their first year on the job. Organized along the lines of the school calendar, these touching tales illustrate the learning curve experienced by new teachers:

• Facing Day One
• Meeting the Students
• Surprising the Students
• Bonding with Faculty and Staff
• Being Surprised by the Students
• Watching the Students Bloom
• Saying Farewell

From the hilariously obsessive-compulsive preparation of a rookie English professor to the poignant lesson a bold third grader imparts upon his novice teacher about love and acceptance, this moving collection is sure to motivate new and veteran teachers alike.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Preparing for a New Year

Nancy Polny with Jessica Polny

Reluctant Journey

Beth Schart

Never Let Them See You Sweat

Linda O’Connell

My Open House Orientation

Felice Prager

Whupped

Robin Amada Tzucker

High and Dry

Sara F. Shacter

Coping

Jacqueline Seewald

The Beginning of Hope

Dr. Sharon A. Lynch

Rumors

Kari-Lynn Winters

Student Teaching

Kimberlee Rizzitano

Not to Mention the Python

Judy Nickles

That Which Does Not Destroy Me

Melinda Huynh

Coming Full Circle

Sharon Blumberg

With the Accent on Foreign

Susan Peters

Preconceptions

Barri L. Bumgarner

Two Years for the Pain of One

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