Your First Year As a High School Teacher : Making the Transition from Total Novice to Successful Professional

by Lynne Marie Rominger, Suzanne Packard Laughrea

Survive & Thrive in the Classroom From Day One!
Teaching high school students is the toughest job you'll ever love. Of course, often it is an acquired love. You must learn to manage your students' education and play parent, counselor, police officer, and mentor. Wow! Now relax —it doesn't have to be overwhelming. With a little preparation you can ensure that you and your students get the most out of your time in the classroom and enjoy it!
Full of real-world advice and answers for the complex issues facing today's high school teachers, this down-to-earth and witty book will teach you how to create an atmosphere of cooperation, learning, and respect within your classroom. Use this helpful guide as your personal mentor to achieve a successful and satisfying career as a high school teacher.
Earn straight A's your first year by knowing how
·Create an attention-grabbing and interactive teaching environment
·Manage difficult students and unique teenage problems
·Communicate, educate, and have fun with your students
·Balance the demands of old-school administrators and pushy parents
·Fairly assess, grade, and evaluate students
·Develop effective and engrossing lesson plans
"Straightforward, up-to-date, and engaging. I've seen a lot of resource books for new teachers, and this is the best of the bunch."
— Wendell Geis , continuing education administrator, University of California, Davis

Genres: Teaching, Nonfiction, Education

448 pages, Paperback

First published March 22, 2001

Reviews

[Carlie Hamilton · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm not a teacher yet so I can't judge precisely how helpful it would be but overall this was an easy read. The information it contained was not anything breakthrough and it did not feel original or outside the box. What it did provide was straightforward advice about all aspects a beginner teacher should consider when starting their new profession. I think this would be a book you read through once, and then perhaps pick up again for specific advice, but not something you would keep as you become a more experienced teacher.

I read the kindle edition, and as a word of warning to those with poor eye sight, the boxes full of teacher's experiences, helpful tips and example handouts were rendered as pictures and thus very small. These were often the best part of the book, so worth a read IF you can read them.

[Erlangga P. Dharma · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like this book since it is clear and simple to help a novice teacher to face their first year. I recommend this book for all new teachers especially high school teachers.

[Marissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

You know, I laugh at myself now for reading this when I first started teaching...but it really calmed my nerves the summer before my first year as a high school teacher.

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I bought this a few weeks before starting my job. I am not sure how useful it really was, but it did help settle my nerves.

[Chris Feldman · Rating 1 out of 5]

Don't bother. Go get Rafe Esquith's "Teach Like Your Hair's On Fire" and Wong & Wong's "First Days of School" for a much better look at preparedness.

[M · Rating 4 out of 5]

Only 4 stars because this book was published in 2001 and has some outdated information. Still, a very helpful book!