Ten things every new teacher should know
Readers give advice on classroom management, teaching profession
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“I wish I had been told that classroom management was more important than teaching skills," said one reader.
Perhaps you’ve had this thought before: “If I knew then what I know now…”
You know the material. You know there will be some “problem” students—but what else do you need to know before you take that first step in the classroom?
In today’s often volatile teaching environment, and with expectations heightened, it’s critical to be prepared. In a recent Question of the Week, we asked readers: “What’s the one thing you wish your education professors had told you about teaching or classroom management?”
From school of education experts to veteran teachers with decades of experience under their belts, eSchool News readers weighed in by the dozens with their best or most useful advice for beginning teachers. Based on these suggestions, here are our readers’ top 10 pieces of wisdom for those considering teaching (edited for brevity).
What do you think of these suggestions? Do you have any advice of your own to share? Leave your thoughts in the comments section.
10. Make sure your professors have experience with current instructional practices.
“It would be very difficult to answer this question having taught almost 27 years, but I do know what my student teachers come without. Most … come without current knowledge. I have a student teacher starting this fall with no knowledge of reading and writing workshop, standards-based grading, current authors, etc. Most of my student teachers have method course instructors who are not regularly in the classroom. It is vital that college professors are either experienced classroom teachers … or currently in a classroom on a regular basis.” —Sherril Studley, high school English/Career Forward teacher
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