Comments on: Phases in the First Year of Teaching

By: Lynne

Lynne — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 15:12:12 +0000

and one more thing…I’m glad you have some strong supporters and mentors around you….they have been my life line.

By: Lynne

Lynne — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 15:11:22 +0000

I hate to say it but I think that graph represent anyone starting out in their new careers….I’m where you’re at too but don’t give up….we’ve worked to hard and gone to far to just hand it over to self-doubt, exhaustion etc…

By: » I want to be all growed up. Yukon Chatter Bug

» I want to be all growed up. Yukon Chatter Bug — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 16:56:58 +0000

[...] answer to all those questions depend on what kind of week I’m having. As you have seen on a previous post, the first year of teaching is like roller-coaster ride. There are moments of exhilaration, but [...]

By: Don't Bug Me!

Don't Bug Me! — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:33:41 +0000

Whatever you do, don’t talk to Mr. DBM about teaching. He has been doing it for 18 years and his graph bottomed out long ago and I doubt it is ever going to rise again. I am in the “Well, it is not a bad job and the pay is good” category right now – but then I teach at a university and my schedule and students are not nearly as challenging as Mr. DBMs.

By: Carole

Carole — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:05:01 +0000

Hey Baino, thanks for the link. Excellent video. Oh, and as for the graph, maybe some people can relate then? lol

By: Baino

Baino — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:08:32 +0000

Good for you. I trained as a teacher years ago but couldn’t ‘hack’ being only 21 and teaching 17 year olds. I regret not sticking with it now. That graph by the way is almost identical to one we use with clients to explain investor behaviour when there’s a market crash! Watch this, it might inspire you:
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=RxsOVK4syxU&eurl=http://katesaid.wordpress.com/2008/11/07/what-do-you-make/