Is the first-year teacher in your life crying in the car? Here are five things you should know (The Hechinger Report)

Ever since NPR featured the Disillusionment Power Pack in a story about new teachers crying in their cars, I’ve been hearing from new teachers who — you guessed it — have been crying in their cars. But I’ve also heard from another group that I hadn’t anticipated: the slightly freaked-out family members and significant others of new teachers. With that in mind, here’s a guide for those of you who want to help the new teachers in your lives but aren’t sure how, or who keep getting in trouble and aren’t sure why. (Or, if you’re the new teacher in this scenario, you can share this with the people who you know are just trying to help, but… gaaaaahhhh!)