Let's face the facts. Between the hustle and bustle of public schools, the shortage of mentor teachers, and the theory-based instruction of most graduate school programs, alternatively licensed teachers are forced to learn the practical components of teaching on the battlefield called the classroom. Because the average 2nd career teacher lacks the practical skills to properly set up their classroom, they quickly find themselves plagued with academic and behavioral problems long before they know what to do with them. Sadly, this generally marks the beginning of the end for far too many of…