Along with classroom management and motivational techniques, newly minted teachers also learn healthy teaching attitudes. We try to help them develop an openness and a knowledge of their students. On the first day, they will not know their kids, but they should quickly start learning names and something about each one. They are always surprised how much work there is to teaching and being ready to teach. The most important thing they can do is to be very well prepared.
Many schools appoint a seasoned teacher to serve in that role.
Whether the mentoring is formal or informal, helping a new teacher adjust is a long-remembered kindness. Part of mentoring is debunking a few myths about teachers and sharing working knowledge. Students rarely realize how insecure a new teacher feels. Butterflies in the stomach are rarely obvious on the surface. Get-acquainted exercises for your class benefit the teacher as much as the students.