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kierstenkrog's review
4.0
Very helpful advice for first year teachers. Will definitely read again when I begin teaching.
claudiaswisher's review against another edition
5.0
Oh, wow -- this is the book every teacher needed for his or her first year. Stories of experienced teachers' nightmares, great advice, funny, funny stuff. And SO true: a principal's like a bra -- if the fit is right, it supports and makes you stand straighter with more confidence. If the fit's NOT right...
Good advice, also, for mentor teachers and administrators on how to help nurture young teachers along.
I bought a kindle edition, and a paperback. This is one I'll be sharing...as soon as I get it back from the first friend I shared it with.
Good advice, also, for mentor teachers and administrators on how to help nurture young teachers along.
I bought a kindle edition, and a paperback. This is one I'll be sharing...as soon as I get it back from the first friend I shared it with.
aelane23's review
4.0
Lots of great ideas and hilarious stories in here! I am sure I will come back to it again and again!
catreads247's review
5.0
I enjoyed reading the book and thought it had some great advice. I marked a few pages that are of interest to me or had some advice I wanted to use. Overall I think it's a book I will keep and return back to once I have a job.
misskeesa's review
5.0
This book didn't have a lot of life-changing revelations in it. It doesn't give much new advice. It's not a step-by-step manual on How to Be a Better Teacher.
So what is it? A collection of stories and tips that make you feel better about yourself as a teacher. So maybe it doesn't have life-changing, earth-shattering revelations that will make you see your life and your job and your students from a different point of view. But sometimes, it's so nice to know that you're not the only one....that other people go through this, too...that you're not the only one who has bad days or who wonders what in the world they're doing or who has a stack of ungraded papers so high that you know you'll never get through them.
It's more precious than you think. This book is, above all, *encouraging*....even while looking unpleasant truths squarely in the face, it still somehow makes you glad to be a teacher, and even - maybe, just maybe - a little bit excited about getting back to teaching. After a good thorough break, of course.
If it weren't that I teach in Peru and most of my fellow teachers only speak Spanish, I would buy a copy of this for every teacher in my school (or at least the ones I like!).
So what is it? A collection of stories and tips that make you feel better about yourself as a teacher. So maybe it doesn't have life-changing, earth-shattering revelations that will make you see your life and your job and your students from a different point of view. But sometimes, it's so nice to know that you're not the only one....that other people go through this, too...that you're not the only one who has bad days or who wonders what in the world they're doing or who has a stack of ungraded papers so high that you know you'll never get through them.
It's more precious than you think. This book is, above all, *encouraging*....even while looking unpleasant truths squarely in the face, it still somehow makes you glad to be a teacher, and even - maybe, just maybe - a little bit excited about getting back to teaching. After a good thorough break, of course.
If it weren't that I teach in Peru and most of my fellow teachers only speak Spanish, I would buy a copy of this for every teacher in my school (or at least the ones I like!).
becca_akins's review against another edition
4.0
This was really great. It is definitely something I will refer back too!
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