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planning and time
By Cathy-Dee

For myself, I found that my first year and even the second were not much different from my student-teaching time. I don't know about your district, but for my district, I was still observed a number of times throughout the
year so I had to be prepared for that. And regardless of observation, there just simply is a lot of work to do when you are first starting out.
And later even when you change grade levels you do have a fair amount of work preparing new units, year plans, lessons, etc.,
After you have been in the same grade for a year or two, you do have a bit less planning and you can start to

use your time more efficiently.

In your first year, you also have to account for marking, meetings, report cards, parent-teacher meetings, committees, etc., Some of these once you have done them for a year or two, become easier to do and you can spend less time doing them.

Although you do put in a lot of time and energy, it is worth it in the end.