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The Answers

To Questions That Teachers Most Frequently Ask

By: Julie Wofford Anderson

Julie Wofford Anderson, teacher and educational consultant, uses her years on the front lines to answer the most commonly asked real-life questions of preservice, as well as first and second-year teachers. Her experience supervising teachers and training student teachers gives her the unique ability to have field-tested answers ready before the questions are asked!

Sample questions includes:

What can I do to command respect from my students?
When am I supposed to do all this stuff and teach as well?
What are rubrics exactly?
How can I establish good discipline in my classroom?
What do I do with unreasonable demands by vocal and difficult parents?

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Product Details

Grade Level: PreK-12
ISBN: 9780761976592
Published By: Corwin
Year: 2000
Page Count: 128
Publication date: October 25, 2000

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Description

"A very practical and quick-read book for teachers. They are sure to find many answers to their questions and concerns as they embark on their careers."
Laura Brinker Kent Assistant Professor
University of South Carolina, Columbia

"The answers? It's the truth!"
Laura Forehand, First-Grade Teacher
Darlington County School District, South Carolina

A quick-access, one-stop source for all the questions new teachers will ask!

Julie Wofford Anderson, teacher and educational consultant, uses her years on the front lines to answer the most commonly asked real-life questions of preservice as well as first and second-year teachers. Her experience supervising teachers and training student teachers provides her with the unique ability to have field-tested answers ready before the questions are asked!

Sample questions includes:

What can I do to command respect from my students?
When am I supposed to do all this stuff and teach as well?
What are rubrics exactly?
How can I establish good discipline in my classroom?
What do I do with unreasonable demands by vocal and difficult parents?

This practical "been there, done that" approach to overcoming the most common problems facing new teachers today will save time and effort and put you on the path to success. A must for every new and preservice teacher in K-12.

Author(s)

Julie Wofford Anderson

Julie Wofford Anderson is a math department chair, a coordinator for gifted and talented programs, and a math and computer science teacher in Columbia, South Carolina. Previously, she served as an educational associate for the South Carolina State Department of Education where she provided support and training for teachers and administrators in the areas of research and testing.

Table of Contents

It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing

Who, What, When, Where, and Why, Oh Why, Me?

A Little Song, a Little Dance, a Little Quiz Tomorrow

Take a Deep Breath and Count to Ten before Yelling

`What Do You Mean, "How Will You Use This in the Real World?" This IS the Real World!'

Parents Are Our Friends... Well, Mostly

Tell Me Again, How Long Has It Been Since You Taught?

I Hope I Die during an Inservice so the Transition Will Be Easy!

Question 100

Why Am I Doing This to Myself?

Reviews

"A very practical and quick-read book for teachers. They are sure to find many answers to their questions and concerns as they embark on their careers."

Laura Brinker Kent
Assistant Professor, University of South Carolina

"The answers? It’s the truth!"

Laura Forehand, First-Grade Teacher
Darlington County School District, South Carolina

Other Titles in: Classroom Management & Student Behavior | Teacher Induction | Teaching Methods & Learning Styles

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