Your Friend Susan Found Her First Year of Teaching to Be

question 2

Multiple Choice

Your friend Susan found her first year of teaching to be very traumatic. She had great difficulty adjusting to the "real world" of school, and she felt overwhelmed by how much she had to learn and to handle. Which of the following might have helped her most in avoiding such negative experiences during her initial year of teaching?

• A)more pedagogy (methods)courses in her teacher preparation program
• B)a fifth-year preparation program
• C)a mediated entry program
• D)periodic, one-day, in-service training workshops

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Definitions:

Temperament Classification

The categorization of individuals, often from an early age, based on their emotional and behavioral responses to their environment.

Sleep Schedules

Sleep schedules refer to the timing and pattern of sleep and wake cycles, which can vary by age, lifestyle, and health factors, and are important for physical and mental well-being.

Feeding Schedules

Structured times and intervals for providing food to infants, children, or animals to establish a routine eating pattern.

Frustrations

Feelings of dissatisfaction or annoyance resulting from unmet expectations or obstacles to achieving goals.