ABSTRACT

Survive your first years as a teacher with the no-nonsense tips and stories in this book. Learn how to choose respect over being liked, content over cute, grace over grades, and planning over Pinterest. Also find out how to avoid the teacher’s lounge mentality and surround yourself with positive influences. The author’s honest tone and humor throughout will leave you feeling inspired and ready to tackle the challenges that can come your way, so you can stay happy in your role and remember why you chose a career in education.

Bonus: The book features a variety of worksheets you can use immediately, on lesson planning, student behavior and motivation, and more.

chapter |3 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|15 pages

Planning over Pinterest

chapter 2|11 pages

Respect Is Greater than Being Liked

chapter 3|8 pages

Content over Cute

chapter 4|8 pages

Destroy the Small-Group “Scaries”

chapter 6|10 pages

You Are Who You Plan with

chapter 7|10 pages

Grace over Grades

chapter 8|10 pages

You Are More than Your Classroom

chapter 9|8 pages

We Have to Be the Game-Changers

chapter 10|8 pages

Embrace Our YOUnique Selves

chapter 11|8 pages

Never Stop Learning

chapter 12|5 pages

Yes, It Is That Hard

chapter |1 pages

Final Thoughts