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New Teacher

Hello,

I was wondering if anyone could offer advice to me - I just took a sixth grade position teaching Language Arts and Science. The position is in a rough neighborhood, and I do not have experience with teaching past third grade. 

School starts next week. What should I prepare? What rules should I set? I have thousands of questions, and I am nervous. 


GWALP Responds:  You need to contact your school immediately, not people on the Internet.  You need to speak with your principal and/or department chair and the coworkers you’ll work closest with.  Contact the secretary to get names and numbers.  

Telling us it’s a “rough neighborhood” doesn’t give us the details to give you any advice at all, and we’re not the ones to really give what I think you’re looking for.