What do new teachers need to know about teenagers?

This week's guest on 'Beyond Survival: The New Teacher Podcast' is Dr John Coleman. John Coleman is a psychologist with a long-standing interest in adolescence. He has written a number of books on the teenage years, and has an international reputation for his work on adolescence. In 2001 he was awarded the OBE by the Queen for his work on youth. His latest book is 'The Teacher and the Teenage Brain'.

In this interview, John answers the central question: What do new teachers need to know about teenagers?

In answering this central question, we also explore the following: 

1. Why is it important that teachers understand teenage development? 
2. What happens to the brain during the teenage years? 
3. Why is peer approval so important for teenagers? 
4. Why do some teenagers present behavioural issues in the classroom, and how can teachers manage that?
5. What other advice might you give teachers for working with teenagers?

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