I soon found myself getting into a routine within my lessons. I found myself being able to adjust my teaching methods on a lesson per lesson basis based on the students moods, what happened earlier that day, the weather…anything that could improve my lessons and not impede student learning would be adapted into my lessons.
I soon built enough of a rapport with my 9DRC class, enough to establish student directed tasks which they completed with gusto. I found my classes to grow more tolerant and adopt healthier attitudes towards their school work than on my first day walking through the school gates.
I always knew that I wanted to be teacher who portrayed characteristics of tolerance, respect and new age thinking within the classroom. By studying Critical Pedagogy within EDUC3195 and allowing myself to adopt this knowledge and incorporate this within the Professional Teaching Standards and Quality Teaching Framework, I feel like I have become more of a competent teacher in the last four weeks than in my previous practicum.
I feel that I have grown into a more confident teacher who realises it is not all just about teaching curricular content or ensuring smooth classroom management; I want my students to THINK about what they are learning, how it applies to their own lives and how they can grow more tolerant and grow as a new post-modern society.
If my students can do that, then I know I’m doing the right thing.
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