If this is your first year of teaching, welcome to the most demanding and unpredictable school term most seasoned veterans have experienced. The most important thing you can do to maximize your effectiveness is to be willing to ask for help — here’s how. Follow on Twitter: @sgthomas1973 @bamradionetwork @jonHarper70bd Rachel Taylor is a first year fourth-grade teacher in Gwinnett County, GA. She is a first-year teacher during concurrent learning. She loves hiking, camping, creating, and roller skating. She is from the small town of Dublin, Georgia and has a small family, but the educational community has always been her family, as her mom taught me and hundreds of others for 27 years.