Re: 1st Year Teacher

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If I'm reading right, you have 6 preps. Thats ridiculous and
I'm glad I teach in public schools were we have unions to keep
some of that crap at bay. I don't think there is a way to
minimize workload with that many preps. I'm sorry, but that's
crazy

On 12/02/08, Lori wrote:
> I'm a first year high school english teacher, in a
> wonderful private school, but I am overwhelmed. I wondered
> if those teaching English could comment on my
> expectations, as I'm really questioning my competency in
> the area of teaching. I have awesome students and parents,
> and an administration that does a superb job with
> discipline and school climate. My teaching responsiblities
> include: Freshman English, American Lit, British Lit, AP
> Lit,Tech Writing 1/2 year Creative Writing 1/2 year,
> Yearbook. I previously taught at the Corporate level, and
> prior to that taught Special Ed. Most of the novels I'm
> teaching are new to me, and the classroom was very
> disorganized when I came onboard (materials, that is). I'm
> developing all my own lesson plans. I'm currently putting
> in 10-14 hour days on weekdays, and feel like I'm still
> doing a poor job. Can anyone recommend sites that might
> help me in developing lesson plans, or curriculum?

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