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:

Glucose

A simple sugar that is an important energy source in living organisms and is a component of many carbohydrates.

Galactose

A simple sugar (monosaccharide) that, along with glucose, makes up lactose, the primary sugar in milk.

Five-Membered Ring

A ring structure consisting of five atoms, common in various organic compounds and crucial in the study of organic chemistry.

Fructose

A simple sugar found in honey and fruit, sweeter than glucose and used in the food industry.