It's Your First Year Teaching, But You Don't Have to Act Like It - by Bob Kitchen Paperback

About the Book

Many colleges aren't teaching teachers what they really need to know, and as a result, thousands of teachers are fleeing the profession on an annual basis. Bob Kitchen offers practical advice, not 'teacher speak' rhetoric that helps in solving this problem. Sections include to...

Book Synopsis

Many colleges aren't teaching teachers what they really need to know, and as a result, thousands of teachers are fleeing the profession on an annual basis. Bob Kitchen offers practical advice, not 'teacher speak' rhetoric that helps in solving this problem. Sections include topics such as: how to find a job, how to prepare for the job, what to do and say on your first day, and how to handle various discipline situations that may arise throughout the first year.

Review Quotes

A common-sense approach to the profession, salted by the voice of experience.

After reading Bob Kitchen's book I actually feel...more prepared when going out and beginning my first teaching job. ...he gives critical advice for beginning teachers.

Aimed at new teachers and education students, but useful to others, this guidebook offers such practical advice as: how to find a job, how to prepare for a job, what to do and say on your first day in the classroom, and how to handle various discipline situations.

Bob Kitchen's book is a rare first-hand account from a teacher who has absorbed numerous lessons from the front of the classoom...and are all enlightening to those who have stood in his shoes as a teacher. ...his thoughts and insights on discipline and classroom management certainly provide a valuable resource for teachers of any subject.

Chock full of practical information and advice that all veteran teachers wish someone had told them when they were rookies...excellent tips for classroom preparation, parent communication, and discipline that teachers should know from the date they are hired...will ease many of the jitters associated with launching a teaching career.

I feel like I have found the Holy Grail. Finally a book that is the practical, bare bones sort of thing I have been looking for.

This book offers the more practical advice that is much needed but often omitted from college curriculum.

About the Author

Bob Kitchen has been involved in education for more than 20 years. Currently, he teaches high school in Cincinnati, Ohio.