http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/the-mistakes-i-made-as-a-new-teacher/

"Learning from mistakes can be a powerful way of helping students learn. But the value in learning mistakes isn’t just limited to our students."

Below are 5 mistakes the author made as a first year teacher:

1. I took everything personally

2. I avoided dealing with parents

3. I waited until students were failing to intervene

4.  I was afraid to make mistakes

5. I tried to cover everything

Great article for first year teachers afraid to make mistakes.