Teaching in underfunded, underperforming schools is never easy, and for some, the experience is a wake-up call like no other. "It has been a growing-up process, going from the dreamy state of University to the hard-hitting realities of challenging London schools," one respondent said. New teachers must learn to address individual students' needs (sometimes in the context of crowded classrooms), while maintaining order and meeting educational standards. A respondent who taught in a school where nearly three-quarters of the students qualified for free meal......

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