Every professional at any career has to start somewhere. As in life, these professionals learn from their early mistakes and make an attempt to correct them in hopes of becoming a more successful professional. Novice teachers are no different; to become an expert teacher one has to go through the trials and errors. I believe that characteristics can be different from grade level and subject area; therefore, there is no set list that works for everybody. What is defined as successful? Surviving and being asked back the following school year? I believe to be successful means to be effective and engage students in some type of worthwhile experience. I came up with a list of characteristics that I believe leads to a successful novice teacher......
- discipline
- a mutual respect from students
- believe that all students can learn
- patient
- a love for teaching
- enthusiasm
- organized
- passion
- communication with other faculty members
I think the most important characteristic is the ability to have discipline and classroom management. I believe without discipline and respect from students it is impossible for learning to take place no matter how great of a teacher he or she is. Without discipline, a teacher will work backwards throughout the year until that is established. Students often take advantage of first year teachers until the boundaries are set.
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Discipline and classroom management is an area where the novice teacher has the most problems with. Here it is trial and error before they find something that works. And even if it works this week, it may not work come next week. Or in high school, it works with one class but not with other classes. This is an area that's problematic for all teachers, at one time or another. But for novice teachers this is when the most stress and frustration affects them. Having another teacher to discuss ideas with is always helpful. They may see things going on that a new teacher may not be aware of right away.
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