Not Quite a Teacher by Tom Bennett

Not Quite a Teacher by Tom Bennett

This is a practical teacher training manual, interspersed with humorous, critical reflections from this trainee's older, wiser self. There are many, many teacher training books that claim to offer practical advice; some of them are even useful. There are also humorous books aimed at teachers claiming to offer a zany, sideways look at our madcap world; some of them even contain a joke. This book, although light in tone, has a serious intent: to reassure trainee and beginning teachers that are parachuted into difficult schools without anything like the right level of preparation. Tom Bennett walks you through the training and initial teaching practice, offering practical advice and wisdom from the more experienced vantage point of hindsight. This double-narrator style allows you to identify with the situation, learn from the experience and then critically reflect on your own teaching journey. But most importantly, this is a teacher training guide disguised as something actually readable.

"'I will translate every acronym and portmanteau the panjandrums of education feel we can't live withoutI will tell you which mug to buy, and where your biggest worries will come from.' Tom Bennett, the Behaviour Guru"

Tom Bennett is the Behaviour Guru on the TES advice forum and a teacher at Raines Foundation - an inner-city state secondary school in London, UK. Tom is Head of Humanities, Religious Studies and Philosophy and is author of 'Class Act', A TES Essential Guide to Behaviour Management. Tom is author of The Behaviour Guru: Behaviour Management Solutions for Teachers, also published by Continuum.

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ISBN 13	9781441120960
ISBN 10	1441120963
Title	Not Quite a Teacher
Author	Tom Bennett
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Continuum Publishing Corporation
Year published	2011-07-21
Number of pages	224
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.