The School Mileu: The Shock of the Familiar
Often overwhelmed by their initial exposure to school
What do teachers feel like in the beginning of their career
People who make decisions or act as the funnel for the decisions of high authorities.
Also are helpers, policy makers, crisis managers, facilitators, reward dispensers, and buffers.
What is a principal?
Primary source of a teacher's success, and a source of failure.
What source is a student to a teacher?
For teachers to establish and maintain effective channels of communication with parents
Because parents and teachers are natural partners, it is crucial for what?
Leave the profession by the end of their third year
One-third of all new teachers do what?
The feeling of dislocation that people experience what they initially live in a foreign country
What is a culture shock?
Come to your classroom, observe you in action, and provide focused feedback on your early efforts to carry out a strategy
How can a principal assist in your classroom?
The psychological relationship between individuals, ranging from the formal to the familiar.
What is social distance?
Make judgements about a child's performance, a process that can touch on deep insecurities
What is a difficult evaluation for a teacher to make?
Make a systematic study of your strengths and weaknesses, with an eye toward using your strengths in the classroom and gradually eliminating your trouble areas.
How should I start to prepare now?
A professional record of reflections, instructional ideas, and observations by a teacher or future teacher
What is a teaching journal?