Lessons of a First-Year Teacher.

Ness, Molly

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ERIC Number: EJ629296

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2001

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Lessons of a First-Year Teacher.

Ness, Molly

Phi Delta Kappan, v82 n9 p700-01 May 2001

Given most AmeriCorps members' passion and dedication, a recent college graduate assigned to an overcrowded Oakland middle school felt guilty about her half-hearted commitment to Teach for America. She gradually realized her situation was all too realistic and typical of teachers serving in underresourced schools across the nation. (MLH)

Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Crowding, Disadvantaged Schools, Middle Schools, Poverty, Resilience (Personality), Teacher Attitudes, Urban Schools

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: California (Oakland)

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