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New Teachers: Pitfalls

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Jonathan Erb September 27, 2019

Explaining how the lack of familiarity with the teaching field often makes a beginning teacher susceptible to troublesome areas; four common difficulties will be discussed to hopefully prevent future stumbling.

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