Teaching at its best can be rewarding and exciting,but what can you do to accept through more difficult times during your first year?Dear newly-qualified teacher,Welcome to the profession and congratulations. You’ve chosen a career path which is noble and challenging, or varied and fulfilling. By this stage you’ll no doubt have been to parties where fellow guests recoil in horror when you recount them your plans. Some will have been baffled at why you would “sell yourself short”. Others will have taken a sharp intake of breath before concluding,“You’re brave”. You may have endured jokes approximately the holidays and grinned woodenly while some smart arse uproariously asserts that “Those who can’t, teach”. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com