In at the deep end: teacher training during a pandemic
I can’t speak for all new teachers, but I grieve the time I have missed. The freedom to learn and review mistakes and new methods found in initial teacher training is a gift. Having the time to hone skills and track your progress with a mentor is valuable time lost. It has been easy, therefore, to feel underqualified and like an imposter among other teachers. How am I supposed to be a great teacher when I still have so much to learn? What about the students I am teaching now; will their education be worse because of my ability to teach?
Navigating tricky topics: War
If you can listen to your students non-judgmentally, not only will you get insight into what they are thinking and feeling, but they might, too. Answers to big questions aren’t always necessary. Simply listening with an open, prayerful heart and acknowledging their feelings of confusion can be helpful by itself