6 Ways Awesome Administrators Help New Teachers Face the First Year with a Smile

Leadership and Support of the New Teaching Professional

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis

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The first year is the toughest. Pretty much every teacher will tell you that. It is when the students will try you. The first year is often when colleagues are the most unsupportive. You don’t know everybody’s names. You aren’t aware of their agendas, so sometimes you step into a problem without realizing it.

The biggest problem about the first year? There’s...