Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! I was a lot like Janine from Abbott Elementary during my first few years of teaching. I was idealistic, energetic, and full of ideas for my classroom and school. I ran myself ragged trying to be everything to everyone […]
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Alan’s Declassified School Survivor Guide for First-Year Teachers
Alan Jimenez is a first-grade teacher from Southeast Texas. He is currently planning to pursue a Master of Science in Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in Early Childhood Education. His focus as an educator is to provide a well-balanced education for all his students, particularly those from impoverished homes or those who do not […]
First Year Teachers, Y’all Alright?
Dear First-Year Teachers, You’re not doing it wrong. It’s just that hard. I wanted to write this article to simply check-in… so… Y’all Alright? The first week of school is over, and we’re deep into the school year now. I remember how I felt that first week: nervous, anxious, and excited to pour into the […]
A Letter to Myself as a First Year Teacher
Dear First Year Teacher…Me, Remember when you said you would NEVER step foot into a classroom and teach? Jokes on you! Your life is going to be forever changed from this moment on. From the moment you step into that classroom, you are a teacher. You’ll wake up every morning, tired from lesson planning and […]
The New Teacher Smell
I love to see new teachers join our ranks. In a profession that is being left behind to make more money working at the local 7-11, it’s still good to see fresh faces believing in what we do. The teachers fresh from student teaching, wearing their classroom key around their neck like a badge of […]
Why Being an English Speaker Isn’t Enough to Teach English Abroad
By: Tishely Ortiz I was an adjunct instructor for over a year when I decided to teach English in Mexico. I fell in love with the country when I visited, so when I got word that a position for an English teacher was open, I jumped at the opportunity. The friend who referred me said […]
Have You Hugged a First Year Teacher Today?
Surviving the First Year It was just weeks into my first year of teaching. I knew at age 22 that teaching would be the hardest undertaking of my life, but I didn’t realize how hard that would actually be. Now I was on my lunch break, and sitting in the small teacher’s lounge with my head hanging […]