Many teachers agree that seeing children progress is the most rewarding part of teaching Johnson says: “The children are wonderful. I’ve always had the mindset that a child is probably looking forward to the day with you, that's why I went into
At first, like when starting anything new, some things will feel hard. Johnson remembers this from his experience as a trainee: “Challenge isn’t necessarily a bad thing and as a new teacher you do get extra time in the day outside of the
And, you will need to get creative in the moment as Johnson explains: “Sometimes you need to adapt things or multitask. Just take every day as it comes. Sometimes the plan doesn't work so you must learn to deviate from it."
Chloe explains: “What I enjoy about teaching is that you’re always bettering yourself and going through a process of being reflective. There's never a day where I do something and I think it worked by fluke because you’re always analysing and
@CHLOECARRUBBA is an English teacher in a secondary school and @johnsonwenner is an upper key stage 2 leader in a primary school, a Year 6 class teacher and PE coordinator. They are here to give their perspective on teaching.