My First Year as a Teacher (First Year Career) [Mass Market Paperback]

Pearl Rock Kane (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 1996 | Series: First Year Career

In this "training guide", teachers from across the nation reveal the expectations and experiences in educating the gifted, privileged, handicapped, and disadvantaged. Offering over 25 personal accounts and from-the-hip advice not found in typical career guides, My First Year As a Teacher will give reliable guidance for newcomes to the teaching field.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Signet (July 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451188918
• ISBN-13: 978-0451188915
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #328,108 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #28 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Business & Investing > Careers > Guides

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring, June 2, 2000

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shel99 - See all my reviews

This review is from: My First Year as a Teacher (First Year Career) (Mass Market Paperback)

It's easy to forget what it is that makes you want to be a teacher. This is a book that reminds you. It is a collection of 25 stories, chosen from over 400 entries, told by real teachers about their first year. No two are alike - some are about particular memorable students, others about some of the hardships that are encountered as a novice teacher. I particularly liked one story about a first-year elementary school teacher whose problem was not his students, but his fellow teachers who were resentful of his success.

The sampling of stories in this book give a good idea of what kind of problems one might encounter as a teacher, yet they also describe how rewarding the profession can be. I am a student of education, and reading this book only reinforced my decision to become a teacher. For anyone who is thinking about teaching, or for veteran teachers who need a reminder of the importance of their profession, for anyone with an interest in education, I would recommend this book.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Stories, November 21, 2000

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Andy Merrick "pilgrim" (Nashville, TN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: My First Year as a Teacher (First Year Career) (Mass Market Paperback)

I am currently enrolled in the business college at the school I attend but have recently grown tired of worrying about "maximizing the bottom line". Recently, I have seriously contemplated teaching in order to "maximize peoples' lives," which I find much more rewarding and important. With that in mind, I have bought a few books about teaching experiences so I can know what it is actually like.

This book has a collection of 25 stories related from first-year teaching experiences. The stories cover a spectrum of wealth, class and racial circumstances which was nice because it gives you a feel for the slightly different struggles each circumstance gives. This book gave me more hope that perhaps teaching is the road I want to go down. Through all of the trials, there is joy in the end for these teachers. I would be naive to think that the case for all teachers but if one is to teach, it should be to get a certain level of joy from it (I think).

I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who wants a taste of first year teacher jitters and how it IS possible to deal with them. I only I hope that the teachers-to-be, in school today, deal as well in their circumstances as the teachers in this book did...it's a great book.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful portrayals of teachers' lives, August 11, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: My First Year as a Teacher (First Year Career) (Mass Market Paperback)

Being a first year teacher myself, this book reminds me of the reasons for which I chose this profession. With the contributors each offering a different view point into teaching, this book provides readers with a more complete view of the excitement and frustration of teaching, than books written by one person. A must read for people considering the profession, and a great handbook for those already part of the profession. I'm keeping it handy, in case my students try to make me forget why I'm teaching.