Classroom teachers past and present share their stories of humor, hope and heartache from teaching's toughest test: the first year.
Teachers past and present, we want to hear a story about your first year in the classroom. Not sure which one to pick because you have so many? Maybe one of these themes will help you get started.
The First Day. Come on, we know it didn't go as planned!
The Epiphany: The moment you knew you wanted to be a teacher for the rest of your life...or the moment you knew you didn't.
The Flashbulb Moment: The breakthrough, "Ahah!" moment that made you believe you had arrived in the teaching w
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Teachers past and present, we want to hear a story about your first year in the classroom. Not sure which one to pick because you have so many? Maybe one of these themes will help you get started.
The First Day. Come on, we know it didn't go as planned!
The Epiphany: The moment you knew you wanted to be a teacher for the rest of your life...or the moment you knew you didn't.
The Flashbulb Moment: The breakthrough, "Ahah!" moment that made you believe you had arrived in the teaching world.
The Student: The unforgettable personality, planted in the classroom specifically for you, who made your first year the best of times or the worst of times...or both.
The Lesson: The one that left your students amazed at your knowledge and creativity, or the one that left you praying for the bell to ring.
The Principal's Office: Yes, teachers go there too.
The Speech: It was time to stand and deliver, and you nailed it!
The Big Picture: How did your first year in the classroom influence your thoughts on....Education? Race? Gender? Politics? Class? Equity? Or something else?
Or, if non of these work, how about your own unique survival guide for first-year teachers.
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10/24/2008 10:50 PM PT
