Miscellaneous Most teachers make many mistakes in the early years of their careers. The majority of these mistakes, in hindsight, are avoidable. This series of articles is written with the experience of many years’ teaching in mind. I hope it can help you to avoid some of the common mistakes made by new teachers, including those that I made myself. Teaching is an emotionally satisfying career, but an extremely stressful one. By following the advice given here, you can reduce the stress and hopefully manage it more easily. Some of the advice applies mainly to the first few weeks in a job, where the children are looking for weaknesses and before you have established yourself. The advice on Dress Code is one example, where once established you will be able to dress in a less formal manner. Business - All business/finance/loan/mortgage related link can be found here more 1 2 3 4 5 Computers - All computer hardware/software/peripheral related link can be found here more 1 2 3 4 5 Internet - All webhosting/webdesign/internet marketing related link can be found here more 1 2 3 4 5 Software - All software related link can be found here more 1 2 3 4 5 Web Design - All web design/development related link can be found here more 1 2 3 4 5 Web Hosting - All web hosting related link can be found here more 1 2 3 4 5 Web Promotion - All search engine optimization/internet marketing related link can be found here more 1 2 3 4 5 Web Resources - All other web related link can be found here more 1 2 3 4 5 Recreation - All travel/hotel/cruise related link can be found here more 1 2 3 4 5 Casino - All online gambling/poker/blackjack/roulette related link can be found here more 1 2 3 4 5 Health - All online pharmacy/hospital/health related link can be found here more 1 2 3 4 5 Shopping - All online shopping/gift related link can be found here more 1 2 3 4 5 Miscellaneous - All other links can be found here more 1 2 3 4 5   You will need your own car. Public transport is not a good way of travelling to school. Unless you live very close to the school there will be no direct bus route. If there are easy transport links to the school you can expect to be travelling with the children you teach. This often creates problems. Using public transport means that your day will be considerably longer too. Having to use a rail service with hourly trains may mean having to arrive in school before 8am and not leaving until 4.30pm. In the short term, you may be able to arrange a lift with a colleague who happens to live nearby, but this becomes progressively less convenient when you have to arrange your domestic routine around the school and domestic commitments of your driver colleague.