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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Another teacher here. Yes, the first year is hard, and she'll make some mistakes. But- most first year teachers are dedicated and work more hours (at least at school) then veteran teachers, and are observed a crazy amount, so if they are struggling somewhere, support is in place almost immediately. I'd be more concerned about having the teacher who just got married...what if she gets pregnant during the school year? Her level of dedication will definitely change! Or the teacher who just had a baby, which will affect how much she invests into school. Or a million other situations. Good teachers are going to be good their first year, and get better.[/quote]

Ha! OP here. This is to replace a teacher that had a baby who is moving to another position.  We had multiple teacher transitions during this past year because of the maternity leave and now are likely to get the brand new hire.  And I repeat, this is not for middle school where a kid has lots of instructors, this is for special education pre-k.  For the teachers who responded, how much classroom time/externships had you done when you started teaching?  With a bachelors degree that's typically only really two years of specialized instruction since the first two years of college are all about getting your pre-reqs/gen ed out of the way.[/quote]

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