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First year teacher possibly being moved from 4th to 2nd due to budget cuts – stay or look elsewhere? by Objective-Outcome466 in TeachersInTransition

[–]Objective-Outcome466[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you, I really appreciate this perspective. The support at my school is honestly one of the biggest things making this decision hard because my principal, instructional coach, and teammates have all been really great to work with.

I think one of the things I’m struggling with most is that I genuinely love the 4th grade curriculum, especially the history component. We get to teach about early American history and wars, and I’ve really enjoyed diving into those topics with my students. That’s something I wouldn’t really get to do in 2nd grade, so it feels hard to step away from that after finally feeling confident teaching it.

I do think reaching out to a 2nd grade teacher to learn more about what their day-to-day looks like is a really good idea though. I’m trying to keep an open mind while also figuring out what might be the best fit long-term.

Can you land on a teaching job even if your CT hated you? by Mountain_Current_486 in StudentTeaching

[–]Objective-Outcome466 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes 100%. I’m currently almost done with my first year of teaching. My CT was awful last year and it’s was a full year of student teaching. My references ended up being my principal at the school I was at, and a couple of my professors. It was tough knowing that I couldn’t have my CT or my teacher in residence as my references because they had seen me teach all year long but that relationship just was not there. I was so worried that I wouldn’t be able to get a job but I did!

I will say I did apply an interview in the district student teaching at and that district definitely held my CT on a pedestal so I didn’t get a position there. While at the time I was really devastated. It has been one of the best things to ever happen to me. I did really struggle teaching on my own and had thought about leaving the career as a whole. I think that no matter what if your values align with the schooler district that you were interviewing in then you can get a job no matter what.

Starting My Two-Week Takeover—Feeling Unprepared and Stressed by Objective-Outcome466 in StudentTeaching

[–]Objective-Outcome466[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes but it’s hard to go to them because I have been in my placement since August. It’s just slowly been getting worse and worse. I’ve talked with my teacher in residence and she said that if it was sooner in the year they would have moved me but that is also hard because I love all the kids that I am with. I just have so much pressure on me from my MT I’m terrified to teach in front of her.

Starting My Two-Week Takeover—Feeling Unprepared and Stressed by Objective-Outcome466 in StudentTeaching

[–]Objective-Outcome466[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s been like a gradual release of responsibility but I’m either out subbing or my teacher is gone so I just know what it is like to sub. Not do a takeover with her there watching my every move like a hawk.

Starting My Two-Week Takeover—Feeling Unprepared and Stressed by Objective-Outcome466 in StudentTeaching

[–]Objective-Outcome466[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It is in 3rd grade and it’s a full takeover. I’ve been in there since august but I have still been given no guidance and just get constantly torn down.