1000 Best New Teacher Survival Secrets [Paperback]

Kathy Brenny (Author), Kandace Martin (Author)

Book Description

Series: 1000 Best | Publication Date: September 1, 2005

Secrets for your first year and beyond

Experienced educators Kathleen Brenny and Kandace Martin show you how to:

--Effectively organize your classroom
--34 secrets to surviving your first week
--Prepare your students for standardized tests
--Document progress and grading
--Work effectively with ESL students
--Understand the legal requirements of working with students with special needs
--Survive parent-teacher conferences
--Manage stress and stay healthy
--Create a safe school environment for your students

Covers important issues across all grade levels

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Sourcebooks (September 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1402205503
• ISBN-13: 978-1402205507
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 4.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #599,314 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book of quotes, September 6, 2006

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John Provasnik "chakram5" (Philadelphia, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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I received this book as a gift. I highly enjoyed it. It was simple to read: tons of short quotes broken down into chapters by category. I read it in five days. It is great for new teachers--words of wisdom from those that are already in the field. The information is general, but practical. It was useful to read of alternate solutions to problems I had come across in my first year of teaching. Adding to your repertoire of classroom tidbits can only a good thing!

2.0 out of 5 stars was not impressed, July 26, 2007

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Michael Herman (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 1000 Best New Teacher Survival Secrets (Paperback)

the way this book is formatted lends itself to random flipping, rather than a front to back read. i love these types of books, and like one of the other reviewers i could see this being useful if you have a situation arise in class and you want altrernative perspectives... open the book and you might get a few chunks to think about. on the other hand, if you communicate with other teachers in your school, they will also give you different perspectives... with two-way communication! if you really need to read rather than talk about your situation, i would be inclined to look online and search specifically, rather than use this book.

which brings me to why i gave it 2 stars only... i found the suggestions to be overall very weak, because they were either obvious or unappealing. in fact, many of them made me cringe a bit out of an honest gut reaction (i feel harsh saying that, but it really happened).

personally, i would recommend to avoid this book, but i do recognize the value in the format... perhaps getting a copy from a library would help you decide if you like the style/suggestions or not, and buy it based om that, because this format is always good for rereading and "coffee table reading".

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars gift, May 11, 2010

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Joyce L. Howe (Olympia,WA.USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 1000 Best New Teacher Survival Secrets (Paperback)

I really can't review the books. they were given as a gift. They were books wanted by the recipient.