It's Your First Year Teaching, But You Don't Have to Act Like It is for anyone who is either studying to be a teacher or who has recently entered the teaching profession. This book includes sections on: How to find a job, How to prepare for the job, What to do and say on your first day, How to handle various discipline situations that may arise throughout the first year. Any prospective teacher who reads this book will reap immediate benefits. Whether it is during the job search, the planning stage, the first day in the classroom, or the first year as a whole, Kitchen offers practical, humorous, and motivational advice that prospective teachers can use to help them survive their first year.