Would you like to be a new teacher’s mentor? Thousands of teachers are graduating every year with little experience, and searching for employment upon graduation. It would be an advantage to the school district to provide mentors to all new teachers. Mentoring new teachers would increase on student success, and staff retention. It is vital for teachers to have a supportive system that they can address without being frightened of job lost.
First, having mentors for new teachers can be an advantage to students’ achievement. Teachers can discuss their classroom material with the mentors for feedback, they can discuss student learning environment with the mentors as well. Some teachers