Offers a discussion of the many aspects of teaching primary science, maintaining its ... more
strong focus on constructivist learning and the role of social interaction in learning. This book promotes the importance of fostering motivation for learning through enjoyment and giving children some control of their activities.
Advantages: interesting, enjoyable, rewarding, fun Disadvantages: huge workload, irritating children
I am in the fourth and final year of my teaching degree, which will qualify me to teachin both a primary and secondary school setting although my specialist subject is ICT. As part of my teacher training I have spent two placements teachinginPrimarySchools and two teachingin Secondary Schools. This review will take a look at what it is actually like teachingin a PrimarySchool based on my experience.
My first primary placement was for several weeks in a year three class in Portslade. All pupils were from a very socially deprived area. My second primary placement was in a schoolin Hastings where the children were also from a socially deprived area.
Curriculum & Planning
The primary curriculum can be quite enjoyable to teach although planning in a primaryschool is exhausting. Being with a class all day means that you end ...
Advantages: Holidays, better pay than you'd think, relatively short wkg hrs overall Disadvantages: Long hours at times, time constraints...
Having always wanted to pursue a career inteaching 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 teachin a secondary school if I wanted to at the end of my degree) I decided to apply for the PGCE course inprimaryteaching at Glasgow. Firstly, I decided to go down the primary route because I really wanted to have one class to focus on for a whole year, each and 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 primaryschool counterparts. Let me set the record straight and tell you that unpromoted teachers in both ...
The_Honest_Truth2006 09.11.2006
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Conclusion.
What is it really like to teachin a primaryschool today? I would say very difficult, tiring, stressful, hard work and the teacher will need to be able to switch their mindset to a hundred tasks or more in one day. Maybe this is why there are more female primary teachers, as I have read that women multitask better than men.
So we may ask, why teach?
Having worked outside of teaching I can assure you that there is a huge amount of personal satisfaction watching a child grow and learn. It is a satisfaction that I could never match before in my employment.
The recognition of a concept on a child's face is a wonderful experience.
The dilemma of realising that a child cannot understand the way we have been told to teach something and the processes teachers go through to find a way to teach an individual ...
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Product details
EAN
9781843121329
Type
Non-Fiction
Genre
Children's
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Title
The Teaching of Science in Primary Schools
Author
Wynne Harlen; Anne Qualter
ISBN
1843121328
Manufacturer's product description
Providing an up-to-date discussion of the many aspects of teaching primary science the new edition of this best-selling book contains a strong focus on constructivist learning and the role of social interaction in learning. Emphasising the use of process skills to develop children's understanding through enquiry the book also promotes the importance of fostering motivation for learning through enjoyment and giving children some control of their activities. Other features include: Using assessment to help learning; The nature of progression in understanding skills and attitudes; Creativity in learning science and what this means in practice; and The development of children's thinking skills. Updated to include cross-curricular links and all the recent developments in ICT this book is essential reading for all trainee and practising primary school teachers.
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