First Year Teacher

The first day of school can be a confusing time for students and administrators, but even more so for rookie teachers straight out of college. That first year is when many decide whether they are cut out for a teaching career. According to the National Education Association, nearly half of all teachers quit the profession within the first five years. In this series, “Ms. Miller’s Class, Established 2013,” WYPR’s Gwendolyn Glenn occasionally checks in with Danielle Miller, a first-year, seventh-grade science teacher at Holabird Middle School in Baltimore County.

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Ms. Miller's Classroom, Pt. 3: Rookie Teacher Survives First Year

For Baltimore County teacher Danielle Miller, Monday is not only the last day of school; it’s the end of her rookie year.It’s been a year that the seventh…
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Ms. Miller's Classroom, Est. 2013, Part 2

Nearly half of all teachers quit the profession within the first five years, according to the National Education Association. But for Danielle Miller, a…
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Ms. Miller's Classroom, Est. 2013, Part 1

The first day of school can be a working definition of chaos: everyone needing directions, projectors that don’t work, balky computers, students looking…