It's Your First Year Teaching, But You Don't Have to Act Like It is for anyone who is either studying to be a teacher or who has recently entered the teaching profession. This book includes sections on: How to find a job, How to prepare for the job, What to do and say on your first day, How to handle various discipline situations that may arise throughout the first year. Any prospective teacher who reads this book will reap immediate benefits. Whether it is during the job search, the planning stage, the first day in the classroom, or the first year as a whole, Kitchen offers practical, humorous, and motivational advice that prospective teachers can use to help them survive their first year.

"Chock full of practical information and advice that all veteran teachers wish someone had told them when they were rookies…excellent tips for classroom preparation, parent communication, and discipline that teachers should know from the date they are hired…will ease many of the jitters associated with launching a teaching career." - NSTA Recommends

"A common-sense approach to the profession, salted by the voice of experience." - The Cincinnati Post

"Aimed at new teachers and education students, but useful to others, this guidebook offers such practical advice as: how to find a job, how to prepare for a job, what to do and say on your first day in the classroom, and how to handle various discipline situations." - Education Week