Teacher Mentors Vital to Schools
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Posted by Jennifer Wagaman Jan 26, 2009 |
The number of teachers who leave the profession after only a few short years is amazing. Although teachers site many different reasons for quitting, including low pay and workload, teacher mentorship has been shown to increase teacher retention.
To find out more information on why teacher mentorship is so important, read:
Learning the reasons why teachers quit can also help school learn ways to directly support teachers in those areas and consequently retain more quality teachers.
Here are more articles providing information on how to help new teachers. New teachers can do more than survive their first year of teaching - they can thrive!
Getting Help During the First Year Teaching
Tips and Tricks for New Teachers
Surviving the First Year of Teaching
Learning to be a student as well as a teacher is also a helpful lesson for all teachers to learn. Students have as much to teach us each day as we have to teach them.
Allow Students to Be the Teacher
You may also be interested in an eBook with tips for teachers: Teacher Survival 101