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BEING AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER:

REAL-WORLD TIPS & STORIES FROM WORKING TEACHERS

Teachers helping teachers.

January, 2010

BEING AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER: REAL-WORLD TIPS AND STORIES FROM WORKING TEACHERS

Chapter 1: About This eBook Chapter 2: Elementary School Teaching as a Career Chapter 3: Summary of Findings Chapter 4: Career Stories

Second Grade Classroom Teacher in a Suburban School Spanish Teacher at a Parochial School Elementary School Physical Education (PE) Teacher Elementary School Reading Teacher Early Elementary School Science Teacher Fourth Grade Teacher in a Suburban School District Reading Teacher in an Elementary School Fifth Grade Teacher in a Parochial School First Grade Teacher in a Suburban School Fifth Grade Teacher in a Year-Round School Art Teacher in an Elementary School Fourth Grade Teacher in a Title 1 School Fifth Grade Science and Technology Teacher Disillusioned Public School Teacher Teacher in a Public Elementary School Elementary Classroom Teacher Physical Education Teacher in an Elementary School Elementary School Music Teacher Elementary School Outdoor Science and Ecology Instructor First- and Second-Grade Reading Teacher Elementary School Teacher Third Grade Teacher in a Rural School District Childhood Literacy Specialist Classroom Teacher in a Suburban Elementary School Third Grade Teacher at a Public School

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Chapter 5: More Information on School Teaching

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BEING AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER: REAL-WORLD TIPS AND STORIES FROM WORKING TEACHERS

CHAPTER ONE

About this eBook

The purpose of this book is to help students and career changers get a taste of what it's really like to be an elementary school teacher. We set out to do so by inviting elementary teachers actively doing their work in...