So many new teachers and pre-service teachers enter the field filledwith passion and excitement only to become overwhelmed and frustrated. They are thrown into the field without the knowledge of the "hidden curriculum" that faces them on a daily basis. This book was written with those passionate educators in mind. "So Now What? "is a real guide that will help first-year teachers through their first year of school and allow them to keep that passion and build it toward becoming a successful veteran teacher. "So Now What? "will also help the districts save money - because it can help with new teacher retention. Districts spend so much money on new teachers who inevitably leave the field before they complete their first three years. This book can help reduce those numbers because it shares the real secrets of getting through the first year of school, sucessfully - written by a young teacher who has been through it all "