Untenured, Uncensored How to Survive the First Years of Teaching

by Mahoney, Amy Sutton; Purr, Christopher

• ISBN13: 9781578866090
• ISBN10: 157886609X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-04-16
• Publisher: R&L Education

Summary

Untenured, Uncensored is a tell-all guide to the euphoric highs and unimaginable lows of teaching. The authors bare the naked truth of their own blunder-laden first few years in order to help new teachers, students who want to become teachers, and educators in the business of training and hiring new teachers, see the realities that cannot be conveyed through college classes.

Author Biography

Amy Sutton Mahoney teaches English at a high school in New York City Christopher Purr teaches English and coaches drama at a high school in New York City

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction: Why Am I Reading This Book?	p. ix
Understanding the Mind-set	p. 1
Only 175 Days to Go...How to Survive the First Week of School	p. 19
Have You Seen My Grade Book? Getting Organized So You Never Have to Ask That Dreaded Question	p. 39
Behave Yourself! Discipline and the New Teacher	p. 55
Hello, Mother; Hello, Father (Hello, Nanny; Hello, Legal Guardian): Dealing with Parents	p. 69
Camaraderie, Competition, Calumny, and Coffee Talk: The Politics of the Teachers' Lounge	p. 91
And in This Corner...School Violence and the New Teacher	p. 115
Don't Bring Me Down	p. 131
Conclusion	p. 149
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