Mistake three: not being reflective. “take chances. make mistakes, get messy…”. those are words to live by, ms. frizzle. teaching is all about mistakes, but if you’re not reflective about the mistakes you’ve made you’re just wasting everyone’s time. there are always ways to improve, rework, or new ideas to try. 6. spending too much time on lesson plans. after a few weeks of your twenty page plans being completely interrupted by the randomness of each teaching day, new teachers realize every single word uttered in class doesn’t have to be written in the plans. 7. hanging on to strategies that don’t work.
Second, you can’t see—and stop—most misbehavior if your perspective is so limited. try moving around your room instead, stopping to tap a paper here or circle an answer there. stop in the back of the room to observe. but, says nea today’s discipline expert ortiz, do begin your lessons in the same place every day. Mistake 4: expecting too much of yourself. one of the biggest mistakes new teachers make is expecting too much of yourself. don’t expect to be an expert in year one. use the first few years to learn and grow as a teacher. lower some of the expectations you have for yourself. The following are five mistakes new teachers should avoid at all costs to ensure a smooth and successful first year in the classroom: mistakes new teachers make 1. getting too friendly with your students. students must be taught discipline, which requires a clear set of rules. trying to win students over by being too lenient on discipline is a. However, you might be surprised to learn that some of the most common challenges we experience as new teachers can be prevented. let’s talk about four common (and preventable) mistakes many new teachers make. 1. not thinking things through carefully enough. maybe you can relate.
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