Mentoring offers a worthwhile alternative to the "sink or swim" or "trial by fire" entrance into teaching so many beginning teachers face. Without attention to the kinds of concerns, issues, and questions described in this article, however, mentoring beginning teachers can be far less useful than it might otherwise be.
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