| New teachers have a serious decision to make after | | | | encounter (ie. students challenging your authority) helps |
| the first year of teaching - should they stay or quit | | | | teachers put their first year in perspective. |
| their teaching jobs? Of course nobody can answer | | | | 4. Learning who you are as an educator cannot be |
| that except for yourself. While you might never know | | | | limited to just one year - you are getting to know your |
| if you made the right decision to leave after your first | | | | own ideologies and values. |
| year, a second year of teaching in fact, gives you the | | | | 5. It takes a while to transfer theory to practical |
| bigger picture that you can't get from your first year of | | | | methodology. Once you develop your own classroom |
| teaching. | | | | routines, you can then experiment with practical |
| So what is the bigger picture? | | | | methods that eventually will speak to you. |
| 1. Your first year of teaching is full of unique | | | | 6. After your first year of teaching, you'll develop your |
| experiences. All new teachers encounter difficulties | | | | own approach to teaching and learn to make the most |
| and cope in different ways. In your second year, you | | | | of your personality. |
| have already established your classroom management | | | | The most important thing to keep in mind is that |
| personality so to speak in terms of classroom rules | | | | keeping level and open about the problems you faced |
| and procedures. | | | | during your first critical year of teaching builds for |
| 2. A long term teaching plan is a learning journey. After | | | | foundations of success as you grow into this very |
| the first year, each year gets easier. | | | | serious, important yet demanding profession called |
| 3. Reflecting on some of the bigger issues that you'll | | | | teaching. |