Getting class confident
How to boost your confidence as a newly-qualified teacher.
By Jessica Banks aka Sat Shakti Kaur
As a newly-minted teacher, are you feeling a bit apprehensive? Unsure of your readiness to take on a class? You’re not alone. It’s common for new teachers to feel a bit short on confidence. But probably you’ve got more to offer than you realise. And there are some things you can do to help you boost your confidence.
Getting started, you might need to adjust your expectations. The teachers who trained you, those you most admire, likely have decades of experience under their belt. They have an ease on the teacher’s platform, a broad knowledge base, and charisma that’s hard to emulate when you’re just coming out of teacher training. Don’t even try. Instead, be you. You have your own strengths, your own perspective. Accept your innocence as an asset. (More on this in a moment!)