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August 22, 2006
It takes nerves of steel to face the first day of school
BoardBuzz loved this article in yesterday's Washington Post about the first day of school. Schools started in Prince George's County (Maryland) Monday and will start all over the country in the coming weeks, and the first-timers are nervous! And that's the teachers.
Munachiso Onuoha, a 22-year-old teacher noted, "I am so nervous, just thinking of all the things that could not go right." But although she and thousands of other new teachers are rookies, "they are well aware of the unruly reputations of U.S. classrooms. Some say a source of their jitters is whether they can establish authority in the classroom on Day One."
Another first-timer, Javier Moreno said, "I'm nervous that I could get a curveball thrown at me and something might not go as planned. I'm just making sure I have my backup plans ready."
One thing is for sure, these new teachers, despite their opening-day jitters, are ripe with enthusiasm. Rebecca Fields, 23, summed up by saying, "I want to let [the students] know that I'm here for them and that I believe in them." And BoardBuzz believes in you! Here's to a great school year.
Posted August 22, 2006 3:39 PM |
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