What’s really involved in your first teaching job: Advice from last year’s Rookies

In our last First Year Teacher post, we shared what last year’s rookie teachers had to say about running their first classrooms. If you’re starting your first teaching job this year, we’re sure you’re expecting and preparing to plan lessons, manage a classroom, and grade papers. What you may not be expecting are all of the other aspects of your job description.

In this post, we’re highlighting what last year’s rookies had to say about all of the add-on jobs that came with teaching:

On classroom spending

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On knowing what your students are up against

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