First Former Buddy Club President

                              [Image Description: The graphic is cream colored with a violet grid pattern and my First Former Buddy Club President logo in the bottom left corner. "First Year Teacher Affirmations" is in center-aligned violet text in a light pink text box with a red apple center-aligned below it.]      Here are 19 affirmations that helped me when I was a first year teacher. I hope that they help other first year teachers as well 🍎✨ 1.  🏫 You are worthy of new beginnings.  It is no coincidence that you are here. 2.  ♾️ Presume competence in yourself first . We teachers are ethically responsible for advocating for presuming competence in students of all differences. Why not advocate for presuming competence in all first year teachers as well? Give all first year teachers chances to show what they are capable of before assuming what they are incapable of. 3. 🌠Set reali...

                          [Image Description: The image shows a circular convex fisheye mirror used for wide-angle visibility mounted onto a corner of a ceiling with purple walls below it in a classroom. The mirror shows my reflection and I am wearing a gray shirt, blue smock, black Bermuda shorts, pink sneakers, and a blue and white headband with my shoulder length, curly, dark brown hair down. I am smiling and standing on red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple patchwork foam mat. I holding up my phone in front of me to take a mirror selfie. The room shows a bookcase filled with several books, faded artwork, diaper changing table with a changing mat, sink, paper towel holder, and wooden stool, cabinets, wooden floors, blue and green patchwork animal themed rug, 5 low wooden shelving units filled with bins and toys, 2 small tables with blue chairs, a counter area with a sink, and storage bins. ] TRIGGER WARNIN...

[Image Description: The image shows the front of a school building made of gray brick and large clear glass windows with a set of entrance doors and large gray walking path made of cement in front of the doors. The name of the school is blurred. There are three flagpoles on the left with the American flag on the middle flagpole and part of a blue flag on the flagpole on the left side of the American flag with a cloudy blue sky. My bitmoji displayed as a smiling woman with long, curly, brown hair wearing a red dress, and taupe open-toed sandals is standing at the front of the sidewalk and waving. ]      If you are a first year teacher or pre-service teacher, do you have a hard time knowing what to say to tell students about yourself when introducing yourself when you first meet? Do you feel bad when you do not say much about yourself? This applies to student teachers, practicum lab/Field Experience interns, childcare center floaters, substitute teachers, any ot...