Teaching

...long review! BACKGROUND: Teaching wasn't something that I wanted to do. When I was younger I wanted to be a solicitor because that's what my Dad did. When it came to applying for university I really couldn't face the thought of studying law for three years so decided to do my degree in History (my passion in life - no jokes thank you very much!). I always thought that I'd carry on with the law stuff after my degree. However, by the time I was ...
...A few people had suggested teaching to me in the past but it was never something that I'd taken too seriously. No one was any help - 'do what you want' - ARGH!!! I phoned my best friend in turmoil and she said that she could really see me as a teacher and thought I would be really good at it. I decided that I would go for it. My decision was based mainly on the fact that I loved History so much and thought it would be great to work around it every ...

tartlette83 07.03.2008 · Read full review
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...~Making the Decision~ Teaching is something that you really want to do. It is a vocation. Anyone who tells you that you will grow into it is wrong. There are very few teachers who grow to like it. It's either in your veins or it's not. We don't LOVE children and so want to be with them constantly; we are educators whose job it is to impart knowledge and keep discipline at the same time. Please don't choose to pursue a career in teaching because ...
...found everything really easy find teaching hard because they don't truely understand what it means to not understand; however you must be reasonably bright, particularly in today's teaching climate, to be able to handle the demands made. You need a C or above at GCSE in Maths, English and Sciences, and A' levels in suitable subjects, (I think most are suitable depending on what you want to teach, e.g. if you want to teach Maths there is no point ...

Mini_Minx 03.08.2004 · Read full review
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...of my constant references to teaching (and languages) but a couple of people out there have actually followed-up the teaching bit of my random personality as they have aspirations of becoming a teacher themselves (good luck to them – I would always encourage people to go for it!). In this case, what I propose is a quick run down of the basic training you need to go through in order to get qualified as a teacher in secondary education (sorry, ...
...these very ‘normal’ conditions of teaching varied, very ‘streetwise’ kids of differing academic and behaviour levels. If you accept these and are still interested in becoming a teacher – read on. If, by chance, the words ‘streetwise’ and ‘kids’ have frightened you, you have my permission to exit this opinion now. Accepting that the PGCE is the most popular route for people who want to enter teaching ...

julietta 28.08.2001 (30.08.2001) · Read full review
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...as befits someone in the teaching profession, so I will state now that if I mention the name of any school it will be fictitious, as will the name of any pupil that I mention. Teaching is one of those strange jobs, you know? It used to have the status as being one of the 'professions', but over the years its status has been subject to continual erosion by governmental dictates and media comment. Anyone who enters the profession now has to be prepared ...
...spending a year as a teaching assistant in Germany, which was thoroughly enjoyable. The only real problem with it was that I had trouble speaking English properly when I returned to my home in Kent. Well, when I say properly what I mean is that I could speak the words, but I kept applying the strict rules of German grammar to the English language. After graduating I enrolled for a 2 year Postgraduate Certificate in Education course, which was unique ...

Nolly 26.01.2002 · Read full review
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...the choice of words – teaching is not a job, anyone who considers it as just that is in the wrong one! This op does tend to ‘go on’ but I’m afraid I am on my soapbox! Apologies if you get bored half way though. My training involved 3 years at Teacher Training College as I took an ordinary Bachelor of Education, however, I believe you now have to take an Honours Degree, which takes four years. I trained for primary education. ...
...the two, that primary school teaching is much more demanding – others may disagree. I chose teaching because I wanted to make a difference and felt (and still feel) that I am bloody good at it. However, the government is ruining teaching for the ‘proper’ teachers. Over the 8 years, the paperwork built up to astronomical levels, I know schools are different and maybe if I’d have been somewhere else it may not have been like ...

pagan 27.04.2001 (04.06.2001) · Read full review
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...to pursue a career in teaching I'm delighted to say I've realised my dream and I'm very happy to share my thoughts and views on the profession with you now. Having studied social sciences at the University of Glasgow (so as to allow me to teach in a secondary school if I wanted to at the end of my degree) I decided to apply for the PGCE course in primary teaching at Glasgow. Firstly, I decided to go down the primary route because I really wanted ...
...every year, as opposed to teaching a variety of classes in one day as is the norm in the secondary sector. Furthermore, it is a common misconception that secondary school teachers get paid more than their primary school counterparts. Let me set the record straight and tell you that unpromoted teachers in both sectors get exactly the same pay. The differences in pay only arise when it comes to promoted positions. Head teachers and deputes get paid ...

The_Honest_Truth2006 09.11.2006 · Read full review
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...with History I think teaching children isn't easy but it's an exercise for live and I hope that I'll take it! We had many young practicants during the 8 years of "Gymnasium" and only less wanted to teach after us eighter. Why ? *lol* Well it's not easy during the first years but if you are stubborn you'll take it. Beeing a teacher is a bad paid job in Vienna, so you have to be really good to live from this job during the first years but after some ...
...people told me that I should not think about becoming a teacher because there is no chance to become a job - that's unfortunately true but I think that if there is a will you can pass everything. My uncle is a teacher of Grammerschool - History and PE. My aunt is one two - PE and French. Dad's second wife is headmaster of an elementary school ... so we've enough teachers in the family to say that's a good job or not and I think it's a good one. ...

Lilian-the-Great 06.09.2001 · Read full review
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...I am going to be teaching this week. Marvellous! TUESDAY: Today is 'S' day for every Year 9 pupil in the country - yes, they're sitting their SATs. Most specifically they are sitting their English SATs today which, as Head of Department, I am responsible for ensuring run smoothly. Myself and my trusty second in command haul the packages of papers out of the high security vault wither they have lain for the past 'x' number of weeks and proceed to ...
...the very best things about teaching and some of the worst things too. The relationships you develop with pupils (oy! Don’t be rude!) and the positive input you can make into their lives cannot have a price tag attached. Which is why, despite all the gruffling and grumbling you get about pay from teachers, this is one profession where the money will never add up to corporate salaries. Teaching is a vocation, and there will always be people called ...

Medusa 12.05.2001 · Read full review
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...you about my career in teaching from the training to the present day. It’s a busy journey that has enabled me to spend as much time at home as is affordable. ~ My decision to teach ~ I remember quite liking the idea of 12 weeks holiday and a pompous air. I wanted to be like the cocky know-it-all who bullied and belittled all in front of him. That was one of my teachers when I was in primary school. I was a small geeky squirt who seemed to have ...
...sketch out my future and teaching regularly came up as an option that suited the life I wanted to live. Not sure what life that was but it felt right – a calling! I found that from 16 to 18 I was somehow a very popular geek even with the cool kids! Teachers would say that I could teach because people were drawn to me (whatever that meant). I pretty much failed my A-levels (D, E, N) but had managed to talk my way into Roehampton Institute, London ...

cfranklyn 30.05.2007 · Read full review
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...positive and practical things about teaching with a view to encouraging some of you into this profession. You don't have to be a martyr or a saint, or spend your life marking. (Do you think I am, or I do?) It is, I believe, actually worth doing, even if you're not a 'Mother Teresa' clone. Why? Firstly, how about MONEY? The pay is actually pretty decent if you ask me. Training for a year can be worth up to £10,000 to you if you're doing a shortage ...
...of life, they say. Well teaching is hot! No two days are the same! There is always something new and exciting (and occasionally dangerous) going on! Children often injure themselves in amusing ways, they use words that you've never heard of, fellow teachers share hilarious anecdotes about the 'good old days'. A laugh a minute. No, seriously! However, just like all jobs, there are PEOPLE ABOVE YOU, and ultimately there's the Great Big Head. There ...

Claw 24.04.2001 · Read full review
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...lot more one to one teaching two days a week, and he really needed it. At the beginning of the course you are given a folder which includes all the work you need to cover, and a Read and Write together pack. At the end you will be given a recognised City & Guilds certificate that can be added to your cv. What work is involved? You need to complete various tasks that are to be included in your folder.Some are fairly basic but other are not as easy ...
...is listed as communication skills), finding out and conveying information from various places(phone books, libraries, people), and several pieces of written work. The content of the written work isn`t really important, it`s there to test your grasp of language, spelling and grammar, so it doesn`t matter if your handwriting isn`t as good as others. There are also tasks to aid you in the ability to fill out forms and cv`s correctly. As well as this ...

sue26 04.05.2001 · Read full review
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...the class to inspect my teaching and make comments. (Some of whom I do not know or may not particularly like) Being observed is part of the job So what is it? First of all I thought about the sports people who watch their videos to improve their performance and it dawned on me that at the beginning of their career they know they may be in line for stardom. They want to be famous, they want to be first past that winning post or score the winning ...
...ill, as a result her teaching suffered. To cut a long story short, she was asked to leave. She took the case to a tribunal and was paid a substantial amount of money on the condition she did not talk about it to the press. Now, what if she had been videoed? The stress would have made it worse for her. If she had been videoed at the end of her employment she probably would not have got compensation and probably never have the confidence to get another ...

teacherofhooch 16.10.2003 (20.07.2004) · Read full review
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...to tell you. I love teaching my kids, I love my job and I want to make the move to teacher. I love the fact that we are making a true difference on children’s lives and in our case helping them in so many other ways (we teach children with learning difficulties) I can understand why so many people avoid teaching, overcrowded classes and all the paperwork I mentioned. The government support is equal to the pay rates...pathetic and so few parents ...
...little support. I know teaching isn’t for everyone, you need patience, respect for others and be able to work damned hard. I hope I’ll make the grade in a few years, and in the meantime do me a favour. Next time it’s parents evening, thank your child’s teacher for the great job they do, it’s the second best feeling a teacher can get (after a kid saying it) Martin ...

Nameless 30.04.2001 · Read full review
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...it. Lets face it if teaching were soooo easy why isn`t everyone doing it. The answer is because its bloody hard work. I started in a social priority secondary school in the East End of London, talk about baptism by fire! But it was sink or swim. At that time teaching was quite fun really and I got a lot from working with the pupils. This is however not a 9-5 job. You get in about 8am and some nights wouldn`t leave until after 6 with after school ...
...OWN time. Primary school teaching is different again, I was not a class teacher but went in to deliver the music curriculum 2 days a week working with the different classes. I have a lot of respect for colleagues in primary schools being a jack of all trades so to speak is not easy and having the same class ALL year every day can be a nightmare if you get a particularly "lively" bunch. Anyway I digress, teaching is and can be very rewarding and ...

debrini 29.03.2001 · Read full review
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...to challenge the assertion that teaching is one of the most stressful professions that can be followed. I am going to challenge, at the same time, the status quo and argue where teaching as a profession is failing and suggest why. In doing that please do not take offence at what I say, to a degree I am playing devil's advocate although what I say is my opinion, even though that opinion may be held in ignorance. I was prompted to write this opinion ...
...say that I admire the teaching profession and it is, for reasons I will go into, one that I could not be part of (at least in so far as mainstream teaching goes). The majority of teachers deserve better than they get, particularly in terms of status and recognition but as with all professions this deserving is not universal. There are many factors which conspire against teachers in achieving the degree of recognition that they deserve: + Training ...

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