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Pasted above is a link to the “So You Want to Teach” blog. In this entry, the author relates to teachers who are entering the field for the first time this fall. He remembers how overwhelming the new job can be and encourages readers not to make an ultimatum about the career of teaching based on their first reaction. His major recommendation is to keep a level head at all times and to think about decisions before reacting to stressful situations. Joel provides ten suggestions for new teachers. Most of them make a great deal of sense. I always appreciate advice for first year teachers! I also really liked the list of related articles which are linked at the bottom of the blog. Most of them are about dealing with stress and would be worth taking a look at.
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I read this, too, Damon. Like you, I thought his recommendations were on target, though I worried about his comment concerning sick days. Mental health days are valid and needed, but one every four weeks seems a little excessive and highly improbable in the life of a music teacher!
ReplyDeleteI read it and appreciated Joel's blog very much! It's amazing how little things like "talk to friends" can really help relieve a lot of stress in that first year. If it hadn't been for a very solid network of friends, I'd probably not have had as good a first year as I had.
ReplyDeleteThis is a good blog and I'm glad you are finding value in it. Please use Blogger's link tool to make your links "hot" (clickable).
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