Wish List for Beginning Teachers

By Dr. Jane BluesteinApril 24, 2016April 30, 2022 Beginning Teachers, Educators, Teacher retention, Teaching autonomy, beginning teachers, community, difficult students, discretion, education profession, encouragement, new teachers, status, support, value, what teachers want, wish list Leave a comment

Interviews with new teachers reveal what they want most: • Encouragement: Feedback that builds on their strengths, not just cautions to “do better” or “try harder.” • Fairness: Not being placed in the toughest schools, given the most challenging students, or being the first asked to make last-minute room or grade level changes • Honesty:…

Why Teachers Quit, part 6

By Dr. Jane BluesteinOctober 19, 2013May 4, 2022 Beginning Teachers, Educators, General Interest, Teacher retention autonomy, beginning teachers, challenges for new, community, discretion, mentorship, new teachers, status, support, teacher retention, value Leave a comment

Part 6: Issues of Autonomy and Discretion Note: The following is an excerpt from The Beginning Teacher’s Survival Guide: Win-Win Strategies for Success, chapter three, “Climate Advisory: Entering Win-Lose Territory.” Although this book also elaborates on why teachers stay in the profession (in my case, since 1973), I believe it is important to also address some of…

Why Teachers Quit, part 5

By Dr. Jane BluesteinOctober 19, 2013May 3, 2022 Beginning Teachers, Educators, General Interest, Teacher retention beginning teachers, challenges for new teachers, community, difficult students, difficult teachers, discretion, mentorship, new teachers, status, teacher retention, value Leave a comment

Part 5: Value and Status Note: The following is an excerpt from The Beginning Teacher’s Survival Guide: Win-Win Strategies for Success, chapter three, “Climate Advisory: Entering Win-Lose Territory.” Although this book also elaborates on why teachers stay in the profession (in my case, since 1973), I believe it is important to also address some of the issues…

Why Teachers Quit, part 4

By Dr. Jane BluesteinOctober 19, 2013May 4, 2022 Beginning Teachers, Educators, General Interest, Teacher retention autonomy, beginning teachers, challenges for new teachers, difficult parents, difficult students, discretion, encouragement, new teachers, status, teacher retention, value Leave a comment

Part 4: Difficult Students, Difficult Parents Note: The following is an excerpt from The Beginning Teacher’s Survival Guide: Win-Win Strategies for Success, chapter three, “Climate Advisory: Entering Win-Lose Territory.” Although this book also elaborates on why teachers stay in the profession (in my case, since 1973), I believe it is important to also address some of the…

Why Teachers Quit, part 2

By Dr. Jane BluesteinOctober 19, 2013May 4, 2022 Beginning Teachers, Educators, General Interest, Teacher retention autonomy, beginning teachers, challenges for new teachers, complexity of teaching, difficulty, discretion, new teachers, status, teacher retention, value, why teachers quit Leave a comment

Part 2: It’s Harder than it Looks Note: The following is an excerpt from The Beginning Teacher’s Survival Guide: Win-Win Strategies for Success, chapter three, “Climate Advisory: Entering Win-Lose Territory.” Although this book also elaborates on why teachers stay in the profession (in my case, since 1973), I believe it is important to also address some of…

Why Teachers Quit, part 1

By Dr. Jane BluesteinOctober 19, 2013May 4, 2022 Beginning Teachers, Educators, General Interest, Teacher retention autonomy, beginning teachers, challenges for new teachers, community, discretion, finances, mentorship, new teachers, status, support, teacher retention Leave a comment

Part 1: Financial Realities Note: The following is an excerpt from The Beginning Teacher’s Survival Guide: Win-Win Strategies for Success, chapter three, “Climate Advisory: Entering Win-Lose Territory.” Although this book also elaborates on why teachers stay in the profession (in my case, since 1973), I believe it is important to also address some of the issues that…