Week+8

Being the final week, it was interesting to re-cap our experiences out in the real world. For me, I had quite an easy practicum, my class were very well behaved and did what they were told. This being so, for me it's a little daunting being so protected from what I could be faced with when I start teaching next year. I suppose we all like to think that we're going to enter a 'perfect' classroom with little to no fuss and all our students are going to be so well-behaved, all working at the same level and are all happy to do what is asked of them. During our lecture this week, we were asked to compile as much evidence of students work as possible for our portfilios. However when I asked my supervising teacher if I could do this, they were a little hesitant to let me take photos in the classroom because of all the laws surrounding taking photos of children. For me, it would have been great to be able to show how I would prefer to teach a class, with students in practical situations taking charge of their own learning. It seems to be difficult to capture this for a portfolio with so many rules and restrictions in place. I suppose we can only do so much. Monday's lecture was very informative, it was nice to know that we have a support network available if required and can be accessed without our school knowing. Although we may not need it in the future, it's nice to know we have that safety net available. It was intersting looking at the Principles of Learning and Teaching. For me, it's good to have clear ideas as to what we should be aiming towards as graduating teachers.