Blogs about: First Year Teacher
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I haven’t posted here in a while because so many things have changed. I got a new job, I’m working on my PhD, and remarkably the binge eating has stopped. I haven’t decided what to … more →
my incessant hunger
testing the waters...
jkelliott wrote 18 hours ago: It’s funny how difficult it is to compose an exciting first sentence. Second and third sentenc … more →
Teaching reading
awain69 wrote 1 week ago: There’s incidental and there’s intentional vocabulary teaching. Here’s what the t … more →
"Are you writing my name down?!"
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Little Teacher in DC wrote 2 months ago: Today our school got some security guards, but since we’re still understaffed in that area, th … more →
Numero Uno
teechermimi wrote 3 months ago: My first post. Here goes. According to the clock, I have 4 hours and 22 minutes left before my lap … more →
Bribery
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awain69 wrote 3 months ago: Today was hot in the classroom. Really hot. And dark. We like to keep the lights down a little in … more →
First lesson in teaching-on investment
awain69 wrote 3 months ago: The last few days my life has forced me to really reflect on investment. My experiences with Teach … more →
If I Could Tell You One Thing...
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misscheese wrote 4 months ago: …just one piece of advice as a teacher… it would be the one thing that my mentor (well, … more →
First year teacher
Little Teacher in DC wrote 5 months ago: Here’s a little anecdote that keeps haunting me. Location: graduate school. I was talking wit … more →
Security Deposit
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magicalmysticalteacher wrote 5 months ago: Dear First-Year Teacher, “I don’t got no pencil!” Every teacher knows that refrain, and every teache … more →
The Sweetest Deal of All
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magicalmysticalteacher wrote 5 months ago: Dear First-Year Teacher, You may not get much respect in the state where you live, but if you’re a t … more →
Reflection
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magicalmysticalteacher wrote 6 months ago: Dear First-Year Teacher, Summer is finally here and you’re thinking you just might be able to handle … more →
Exercise Your Power: Ask!
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magicalmysticalteacher wrote 6 months ago: Dear First-Year Teacher, The first day you step into a classroom full of kids as the teacher of reco … more →
Ignoring Dumb Advice
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magicalmysticalteacher wrote 6 months ago: Dear First-Year Teacher, In a few years you’ll be able to look back and say, “That was some of the d … more →
Controlling the Paper Beast
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magicalmysticalteacher wrote 6 months ago: Dear First-Year Teacher, Here’s a little hint that will save your sanity: You don’t have to grade al … more →
Advice for the Job Hunt
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magicalmysticalteacher wrote 6 months ago: Dear First-Year Teacher, In the spring, you were pink-slipped. You held your breath, hoping to beat … more →
Note from Student
joedowit wrote 1 year ago: I received this note from a student on the backside of his quiz: “This class Pd. 9 always suck … more →
disillusionment phase
Sarah wrote 1 year ago: Apparently the experience of the first-year teacher is so universal and distinct that the New Teache … more →
We Came, We Saw, We Conferred
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Katrina wrote 1 year ago: I jumped another first year teacher hurdle today: my very first round of parent/teacher conferences. … more →
Free Documentary (TEACH) Portrays First-Year Teachers' Struggle
hougan wrote 1 year ago: Award-winning director Davis Guggenheim ’s documentary TEACH is now available online for free … more →
