Drawing on What You Have Learnt in Chapter 1 About

question 21

Essay

Drawing on what you have learnt in Chapter 1 about the complexity of teachers' work, explain why many beginning year teachers find the first year of teaching so challenging. Describe one strategy or attribute you could use to overcome some of the challenges identified.

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Definitions:

Measure Weakness

The process of identifying and assessing areas where performance or capability is below the desired standard.

Upward Comparison

The act of comparing oneself to others who are better off or more skilled, which can affect one's self-esteem.

Downward Comparison

A social comparison strategy where individuals compare themselves to others who are worse off to feel better about their own situation.

Temporal Comparison

The process of comparing one's current performance or state to one's performance or state at a previous time.