10 things to know "before" you begin your student teaching...

1.  Be on time- if your school starts at 8:00 o'clock, be there at
     7:30.

2.  When you leave, do not be the first one out the door at 3:00  
     o'clock, leave at 3:30.

3.  If your Mentor Teacher arrives earlier, you arrive earlier.

4.  If your Mentor Teacher stays later, you stay later.

5. Give 100 % every day, the students deserve nothing less.

6.  On your first day, introduce yourself to the Principal.

7.  Ask your Mentor Teacher if there's anything you can do
     before class begins.
 
8.  Do NOT sit down, but monitor the perimeter of  the classroom.

9.  You are a role model for impressionable students. Dress
     accordingly.

10. Enjoy the first day, but know you will be exhausted!