Many new teachers feel stressed-out during the first year in the classroom.
For most, it is really too late to be reading books on stress reduction. Besides which, many of these books are not really geared to the situations that new teachers regularly find themselves. More importantly, how does a new teacher evaluate which of the suggestions to be found in 'stress-management' texts will be most appropriate, and which will work. In working with new teachers, many suggestions have been made as to how they can reduce the stress of the first months of their new careers. The following 10 suggestions seem to have been the most universally effective.