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There is a certain look found in a new teacher’s eyes around mid-November. It’s a look of exhaustion, bewilderment and, to quote Thoreau, “quiet desperation.” I had this same look as a new middle school science teacher, nearly quitting in mid-November. I survived my first year and went on to teach middle and high school science for eight years.
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Brown, M. (2015). Building Strong Foundations. In: Luft, J.A., Dubois, S.L. (eds) Newly Hired Teachers of Science. Cultural and Historical Perspectives on Science Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-283-7_3
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