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Article: Tales of first-year teachers.(Relentless Pursuit: A Year in the Trenches with Teach for America, The Great Expectations School: A Rookie Year in the New Blackboard Jungle and Educating Esme: Diary of a Teacher's First Year)(Brief article)(Book review)
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- November 1, 2008
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Any new job is a learning experience, but young teachers seem especially inspired to write about their discoveries. If you can sneak in some reading time, here are a few touching accounts about the joys and struggles of the first year in the classroom.
* RELENTLESS PURSUIT: A Year in the Trenches with Teach for America by Donna Foote. Foote trailed four Teach for America instructors at Locke High School in Los Angeles, an institution plagued by gang violence and low graduation rates. Follow the young teachers' highs and lows over the course of a year.
* THE GREAT ...