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09-28-2006, 11:33 PM
Advice for New Teachers
THE CRITICAL STUFF:
1-ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND SHARE YOUR PROBLEMS. ".
2-EXPECT IT TO TAKE A LOT OF WORK. You may be expecting to assume the full load of an experienced educator but you will be doing that without the benefit of that experience. There is so much to learn and some of the "lessons" are easier than others, so for the first year or so you'll be working very hard to do your job as well as you want. Just remember that as your experience and skills grow, so will your ability to work efficiently and effectively. If educating children was simple, it wouldn't be a profession!
3-DON'T TRY TO DO IT ALL NOW. No matter how experienced any of us becomes, we find that the work is NEVER done. It is not possible to do enough for the children about which we all care so much. The most important things are::
to care about the students and your professional colleagues,
to stay involved in your school, and
to stay informed and on track with curriculum priorities.
In this way the essentials will receive your best effort.
4-JOIN THE "SCHOOL TEAM", DON'T GO IT ALONE. We all discover that the most significant results are achieved when we work as a team. Each of us has strengths and limitations as individuals, but as a team our diversity creates more strengths & fewer limitations on what WE can accomplish. This means that WE can respond better to the differences in children and that their learning will improve because their needs are met. The more open we are to learning from and sharing with others the truer this becomes.
5-LISTEN TO YOUR MENTORS AND DEFER TO THEIR JUDGMENT WHEN YOU FIRST TRY THINGS. Mentors are trained to limit the amount of advice they offer, particularly after the initial orientation period. If your mentor advises you to try something you should definitely consider it. Try it once, then when you have that experience you'll be better able to judge for yourself what is right for you and your classes. Ignoring the mentor's advice often means learning "the hard way", by trial and error.
THE CRITICAL STUFF:
1-ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND SHARE YOUR PROBLEMS. ".
2-EXPECT IT TO TAKE A LOT OF WORK. You may be expecting to assume the full load of an experienced educator but you will be doing that without the benefit of that experience. There is so much to learn and some of the "lessons" are easier than others, so for the first year or so you'll be working very hard to do your job as well as you want. Just remember that as your experience and skills grow, so will your ability to work efficiently and effectively. If educating children was simple, it wouldn't be a profession!
3-DON'T TRY TO DO IT ALL NOW. No matter how experienced any of us becomes, we find that the work is NEVER done. It is not possible to do enough for the children about which we all care so much. The most important things are::
to care about the students and your professional colleagues,
to stay involved in your school, and
to stay informed and on track with curriculum priorities.
In this way the essentials will receive your best effort.
4-JOIN THE "SCHOOL TEAM", DON'T GO IT ALONE. We all discover that the most significant results are achieved when we work as a team. Each of us has strengths and limitations as individuals, but as a team our diversity creates more strengths & fewer limitations on what WE can accomplish. This means that WE can respond better to the differences in children and that their learning will improve because their needs are met. The more open we are to learning from and sharing with others the truer this becomes.
5-LISTEN TO YOUR MENTORS AND DEFER TO THEIR JUDGMENT WHEN YOU FIRST TRY THINGS. Mentors are trained to limit the amount of advice they offer, particularly after the initial orientation period. If your mentor advises you to try something you should definitely consider it. Try it once, then when you have that experience you'll be better able to judge for yourself what is right for you and your classes. Ignoring the mentor's advice often means learning "the hard way", by trial and error.