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?
