After having already sat a prac in a Newcastle school during my second year, I assumed that I would slot into Beachside High School like a well fitted glove.
How naïve I was.
I did not consider the possibility of a different educational environment affecting my experiences from one practicum to another, nor did I really consider in detail the makeup of the student body, Socio-Economic Status/Cultural background or even the fact that I would be teaching topics in a different subject area and focus.
It seems really simple and stupid when I think about it now, but prior to my third year practicum, I never really considered the thought of having to change or adapt my teaching practices to benefit unique educational environments. If considered as a witty metaphor, the way in which we build a brick wall (with bricks and mortar) remain the same everywhere we go, but the ways in which we can build the wall and alter the façade can benefit different environments whilst still achieving the same outcomes.
Whilst I was accustomed to teaching students with literacy difficulties, I did not prepare myself to changing attitudes towards curricular content and student application of attempted work.
It was time to alter my brick wall.
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