For starters I would like to say that I am in no way
affiliated with Stephanie and/or her blog.
I really fell in love with this blog because it is so
relatable. In this blog, Stephanie (the author of the blog) talks about being a
first year teacher. She discusses the stress, the excitement, the do’s, the don’t,
the should haves, should not’s, etc. I really enjoyed this and found it to be
very informative, because classes can only prepare you so much. We (future
educators) do not know how the classroom will be (especially the VERY first
day) until we hear about it or see it firsthand. This is where Stephanie’s blog
post comes in. It is so helpful to kind of give you some pointers and real-life
experience as to what it will be like. Stephanie has been teaching for five
years, so it has not been very long since she was in the same position we will
soon be in, (hopefully!) Now, I am going to give a brief overview of some of
the things that she talks about, and the advice she gives.
1. Celebrate Often
2. Learn the Management Mambo
3. Write Down Routines for EVERYTHING
4. Get a Lunchbox
5. Learn the Standards
6. Organize Papers/Documents
7. Do not vent on social media
8. Have a strategy for your room layout
9. Do not fill your plate up too much
10. Keep a swag-stash (Tylenol, phone, keys,
chocolate, extra clothes, deodorant, etc.)
11. Keep Lesson Plans
12. List goals in realistic time frames (You CANNOT
do them all at once)
13. Make plans that do not involve school work
(Have fun and take a break)
14. Make changes and try new things
15. Take Vitamin C, use Lysol, and get plenty
of rest (classrooms are FILTHY)
16. Do not cover your whole entire classroom
wall with décor..wait and save some space for other things.
17. Make friends with the Secretary and Janitor
(they can be very helpful)
18. Be thrifty
19. Keep Swimming
20. Find a support system
After reading through all of these, along with the
descriptions, first-year teaching made a whole lot more sense to me and seemed
a tad bit less scary. Although it is going to be tough, it will be accompanied
by laughter, success, new friends, changes (good and bad,) and celebrations.
This post changed my way of thinking. I will not go into a school being
terrified, but go in being excited to start a new chapter and learn many new
things. I will “Just Keep Swimming.”
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