The article/presentation on the website, freetech4teachers.com, provides over 100 tips for new teachers and reminders for veteran teachers. The writer asked for the best tips for new teachers and then created a Google Slides presentation with them.
The very first slide is very intimidating, especially being an upcoming teacher candidate! This slide states, "Your first year will be a throw away. Or seek help from teachers who can teach you how to teach (and do what they say). Your college classes were pointless when it comes to implementation. Oh and you know nothing about teaching. Not one bit. Come back to me in two-four years. Then you can be confident." What kind of advice is that?! I have heard of the advice of seeking out help from you coworkers and those who have more experience than you for help and advice in the classroom, but I've never heard that my college classes were basically completely pointless. That is never something a college student who is in debt for this "pointless classes" wants to hear. Although these college classes cannot possibly fully prepare you for every little thing in the classroom and are not necessarily hands on like the classroom will be, I do think they are at least a bit beneficial! Especially the classes that require observation hours that let you see what teachers do within the classroom and the college class explains what happens and how you can do the same for each subject. This was a very intimidating slide, especially for being the very first one shown! However, luckily the other slides were far less nerve-racking and were very helpful points of advice.
