The Hong Kong Institute Of Education
Bachelor Of Education (Chinese Language)(A4B037)
2013-2014

Course Code：EDA3026(04E)
Course Title：Teachers and teaching in Context
Department：Education Policy and Leadership
Name of Tutor：Dr. Leung Yui Kei

Topic：Fostering resilience strategies in beginning teaching
Name of Student：Fan Yi Wan Wendy
Student Number：11011494
Submission date：16/12/2013

Introduction
Most people has an incorrect perception that teacher is a simple occupation with plenty of holidays. However teaching essentially involves many difficult and challenging work tasks. In Hong Kong, teachers especially have been put on a lot of burden that come from increasingly educational accountability and the pressure originate from student, school, parents, society and etc. This is particularly true for new teacher where they are lack of experience to deal with pressure and stress coming from the challenges of their job. This paper discusses the issue that related to the new teachers and the ways to foster resilience in beginning teaching and its implication for my future practice.

This paper is divided into three major aspects. Firstly, discuss the hurdles and the problems of being new teachers in different areas which included 1) Students. 2) School, its policies and collegial interactions. 3) Parents. 4) Commodity. Secondly, explore the meaning of resilience which includes its concept, developmental assets and importance to the beginning teachers. Thirdly, deliver resilience skills for new teachers.

1. Challenges in different areas for the beginning teachers
1.1 Collaboration with students
The most challenging aspect that faced by new teachers is classroom management.
As a first-year teacher, they do not have much experience, professional skills and unprepared for dealing with behaviour problems in classrooms. A workable classroom