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Thursday, March 1, 2012

Getting advice and help

I really don't know how I'd survive through all these dilemmas and small problem every novice teacher goes through if I didn't have someone nice and friendly to help me out.
It was and still is my colleague, who could no longer work there, as she didn't have the right qualifications for the job. She is an IT teacher who knows some English and who had been substituting (the same teacher I'm substituting now) for a year.
I'm not shy to admit I don't know something and that I need help. I always ask for help and usually get it.
The week before I started teaching I was asked to come to the school to meet her and other teachers who teach first- to fourth-graders. She was also there and she was willing to answer all of my questions.
She even gave me her email address and cell phone number and told me to ask her anything I need.
At first I had to ask her more often, but later on, I have been asking for help less and less. Now I'm working on my own more and more.

What is your experience? Have you had someone nice and friendly to ask for help?