by Cheryl Lynn Barnard (Author)
Overwhelming demands are accepted as a rite of passage for teachers, but are leading to high rates of burn-out. What if we no longer have to accept the idea that the first few years of teaching are all about survival, about keeping your head afloat? What if instead, we could GO BEYOND SURVIVAL? This book offers a thoughtful look at the ideas, expectations, and situations that face a beginning teacher. Through stories of ups and downs and lessons learned, you will come away from reading this book a stronger educator, with deep roots that will allow you to thrive and not merely survive your first few years and beyond
Author Biography
Cheryl Barnard has a passion for the many facets of education. In seeking to provide her students with life changing lessons that inspire, equip and challenge; Cheryl has also developed zeal when it comes to empowering teachers along that same journey. She is privileged to be starting her fifth year of teaching grade six and grade seven in South Calgary, Alberta, Canada, where she also has the privilege of serving as curriculum coordinator. Prior to that, she taught at the Nagoya University of Foreign Studies in Nagoya, Japan. Her international experience, her ardour for curriculum and the classroom, and the way in which she seeks to learn through every situation have enabled her to speak directly to the issues that arise for most every beginning teacher.