TOP TEN SIGNS THE NEW TEACHER IS REALLY NEW
10. She thinks that her planning period is actually time set
aside for her to do class preparation work.
9. She imagines that the school lunches will be better than anything she would
bring from home.
8. She thinks that about one week of strict classroom discipline will do it for
the year.
7. She thinks that the copy machine in the room down the hail is hers and that
every teacher gets their own.
6. She thinks that her daily lunchroom supervision duty will serve as a nice
break in her day.
5. She believes that. no matter how much of her own money she spends on her
classroom, it will all be reimbursed by the school later.
4. She’s excited about investing a lot of her earnings into the stock market
through the district’s 403b retirement plan.
3. She expects her students to he relaxed, settled, and ready to learn in the
Period right after their recess time.
2. She believes that the notes she’ll send home with her students will actually
teach the students’ homes.
1. She told the custodian that she’d only need him to clean her room once
a week because she’s sure her students will keep the room neat and tidy.
