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Stress and crying

by Margaret

Feb 17, 2016

So I'm a student teacher in a kindergarten class, and I am on day eight of 25 and I just can't anymore. I am far too stressed out and I just want to cry and I'm worried that my life-long dream has been a mistake.

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McSteve On 2/17/16, Margaret wrote: > So I'm a student teacher in a kindergarten class, and I am > on day eight of 25 and I just can't anymore. I am far too > stressed out and I just want to cry and I'm worried that my > life-long dream has been a mistake.Nothing starts out perfect, just give it time. Time heals more wounds than any bandage cou...See More

Feb 17, 2016

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irishday On 2/17/16, Margaret wrote: > So I'm a student teacher in a kindergarten class, and I am > on day eight of 25 and I just can't anymore. I am far too > stressed out and I just want to cry and I'm worried that my > life-long dream has been a mistake. Hang in there. With experience it will get better because you'll know how to respond to i...See More

Feb 17, 2016

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jme I agree with the advice to hang in there. I once let a situation convince me I didn't have what it took to be a teacher. Unemployment after a move pretty much forced me to sub, and in a good school with a good administration, I was able to work my way through it. The next year, I was back to teaching, have been ever since (20 years). Good luck, you...See More

Feb 17, 2016

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coyoteboy Don't give up on your dream! Starting off is VERY stressful and the reason is that teacher prep programs DON'T really prepare you for the reality of the classroom! I felt the same way...three days in, I was ready to quit, give up and go back to working at 7-Eleven. I survived, I've been teaching for nine years now and love my job. You will survive ...See More

Feb 18, 2016

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Val I really needed to read your response! So I thank you so much for taking the time out to send encouraging words. I am a student teacher myself, and I have 10th high school English class. Every since I began it has been test this and test that, with little to no real teaching going on. I have been overwhelm since day one and I also thought about giv...See MoreI really needed to read your response! So I thank you so much for taking the time out to send encouraging words. I am a student teacher myself, and I have 10th high school English class. Every since I began it has been test this and test that, with little to no real teaching going on. I have been overwhelm since day one and I also thought about giving up. My mentor teacher literally shuts me out of the room during planning time. I have to play double dutch just to be included. I am going to add the book you suggested to my reading list. I hope to complete this semester in 32 more days and I'm thankful that there are people like you that send positive vibes that help the new generation of teachers to make the transition. THANKS AGAIN!!!

On 2/18/16, coyoteboy wrote: > Don't give up on your dream! Starting off is VERY stressful > and the reason is that teacher prep programs DON'T really > prepare you for the reality of the classroom! I felt the > same way...three days in, I was ready to quit, give up and go > back to working at 7-Eleven. I survived, I've been teaching > for nine years now and love my job. You will survive and > thrive too! Teaching is a very overwhelming job at first. > You WILL survive, you WILL improve, and you WILL become a > wonderful teacher!!! > > It might help a little bit to identify exactly what is > stressing you out so much. Is the kids' behavior harder to > manage than you expected? Feel lost because you're not sure > how to structure activities? Where's your mentor teacher in > all this? If he/she is not part of the problem, let your > mentor know you're feeling overwhelmed...they can observe you > and offer (hopefully constructive) feedback. > > Observe other teachers every chance you get...you will learn > a ton of great strategies from them. And remember, every one > of them once was new too! > > Talk to other student teachers in your program...how are they > coping? Can they share anything helpful they've learned? > > I STRONGLY recommend the book "The First Days of School" by > Harry and Rosemary Wong...tons of great tips and strategies. > Some of his best advice: Picture what a good day in your > classroom would be like. "I'd be happy if the students would > do___, ___ and ___." Then come up with procedures to SHOW > the students how to (line up, clean up centers, share, or > whatever it is). Procedures are so important because once > the students know what to do, you are then free to TEACH > instead of constantly giving directions. Behavior problems > will dramatically decrease too, once you have procedures in > place. > > No matter how experienced you are, you will still have a bad > day occasionally. You will still feel stressed sometimes. > But you can improve and YOU WILL MAKE IT!!!! I wish you the > best of luck! Post back and let us know how you're doing!

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