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Am I meant to be a teacher? Opinion
I probably shouldn’t have asked myself such a heavy question two days before school holidays were over, particularly given I found Teacher by Gabbie Stroud while scrolling through the iBooks store during The Bachelor finale (such was my rage at that particular outcome. Anyway, that’s a story for another time…) Impressed by the book’s critical acclaim from education academics and commentators, and curious to see if Gabbie’s teaching experiences were anything like mine, I read the preview.
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Relax Erin, Research indicates that you are going through the normal stages of concern that most teachers go through; concerns first about self, as you describe, concerns about managing work, to later concerns about students as individuals and your impact on them. Concerns at each stage need to be met, before moving to the next stage