First Year's Teacher's Survival Guide
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Julia G. Thompson
A graduate of Virginia Tech, Julia is the author of several books for teachers. Her newest book, First-Year Teacher’s Survival Guide, Second Edition, was released in July 2007. She is also the author of Discipline Survival Kit for the Secondary Teacher. In each of her books, Julia presents classroom-tested ideas, activities, and strategies designed to make each school day a successful one.
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Core Values of Professional Educators
“Your first priority should always be your students.
All children can learn. Not all children learn at the same rate or in the same way, but all children can learn.
Success breeds success in the classroom as well as in life.
The best defense against misbehavior will always be relevant, interesting lessons delivered by an instructor who makes it clear that each child is vital to the success of the entire class.
Teachers who lower their expectations kill all hope of success.
Great teachers look beyond the behavior to understand the child.
All teachers are role models all the time.
The three ‘P’s’ of classroom success are planning + preparation + prevention.
Teachers control what happens in a classroom, both the good and the bad.
Every child should read every day.
You don’t teach a class; you teach individuals.
The most important reason to strive to be the very best teacher you can? Every day you will make a significant difference in the life of a child.”
- An Excerpt from Section 1 of First-Year Teacher’s Survival Guide, Second Edition
