Being a beginning teacher will probably be the most exciting time in my life! However, it will probably be really stressful. What will probably help most is getting support from the teachers that have been at the school for a while and have lots of experience. We touched on this in class a little bit; Jill talked about how when you are a beginning teacher you will want to latch onto the positive teachers and use them for resources and to not be afraid to ask them for help. I think this little piece of advice really goes a long way! Teachers who work together are more successful, and I have heard that from many, many professors and teachers.
My friend, Teddy, is a high school Spanish teacher. Teddy always talks about how working together and collaborating with the other teachers in his school really helps him grow and develop as a teacher, as well as come up with innovative ideas for his lessons. He says that without all of this support, he would feel lost and would not have nearly the quality of lessons he does now. This is really astounding! I really am a strong believer in the fact that teachers learn the most about teaching from the people who have actually experienced teaching in a great deal, who have made mistakes, and who are willing to share things that work in their own classroom with new teachers who are looking for new ideas.
It is really beneficial to my classmates and I that we have professors who have been through teaching before, and know exactly what we need to learn in order to be successful teachers. I am very thankful for that because I feel as if I am really learning what I will actually need to know when I am a teacher. I really love hearing real, authentic stories about things that happen in the classroom from professors that have experienced exactly what we will be experiencing in our near futures. These little stories are way more beneficial than some people realize!
I really hope that in my future school the teachers will collaborate with each other and work together to improve their teaching skills. It is literally the easiest way in the entire world to learn! Maybe some day down the road I will eventually return the favor and help out a beginning teacher when I am the more experienced teacher in the school!
