Going back to work as a teacher is like jumping into a really cold pool…
After that initial shock, you kind of get used to it.
I teach science to the lower grades and have multible coverages in other peoples’ classes, as the second teacher. This week was only coverages, and I find myself nervous about beginning my own lessons next week. Teaching at the beginning of the year gives me tremendous performance anxiety. Then as the year progresses I grow more confident in my own work and abilities.