Apr 2, 2023·edited Apr 2, 2023Liked by Greg Ashman
I go to Newcastle Uni and I can attest what are getting is not quality teaching and I do not feel that I am trained well. I don't feel that I'm an effective teacher but I am getting HDs in most of my subjects. Initially I engaged a lot with the content they were giving us, and on my placement I tried to use what I'd learnt and well, it didn't work. I seemed so impossible to facilitate discovery learning etc. So, I blamed myself and the kids. I am now able to casual teach and a couple weeks ago I discovered the work of Anita Archer and have been watching her videos and trying to learn the EI method. Since then, I have done a lot more research and discovered so much incredible information. I finally feel like I'm learning to TEACH. Kids are learning from what I'm doing and it's so incredibly exciting and motivating! I feel like so many of my classmates are throwing out the baby with the bath water and deciding that all research about teaching is BS, or they're disillusioned with teaching and are blaming the schools, the kids, the parents and themselves. I think a lot of these challenges would be lessened is the university taught us how to teach.
So all the top independent schools can relax and sack their expensive experienced teachers and replace them with newbies. No worries mate.
The state schools barely have experienced teachers. Even better!
I go to Newcastle Uni and I can attest what are getting is not quality teaching and I do not feel that I am trained well. I don't feel that I'm an effective teacher but I am getting HDs in most of my subjects. Initially I engaged a lot with the content they were giving us, and on my placement I tried to use what I'd learnt and well, it didn't work. I seemed so impossible to facilitate discovery learning etc. So, I blamed myself and the kids. I am now able to casual teach and a couple weeks ago I discovered the work of Anita Archer and have been watching her videos and trying to learn the EI method. Since then, I have done a lot more research and discovered so much incredible information. I finally feel like I'm learning to TEACH. Kids are learning from what I'm doing and it's so incredibly exciting and motivating! I feel like so many of my classmates are throwing out the baby with the bath water and deciding that all research about teaching is BS, or they're disillusioned with teaching and are blaming the schools, the kids, the parents and themselves. I think a lot of these challenges would be lessened is the university taught us how to teach.