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Week 10 Nov 17
November 17th, 2007 by reimer
Well this is that last of the required reflections for the course and I think I will write(reflect) on what I will do for the presentation. As for my experience thus far, i would say it has been pretty good. No real surprises or episodes that have made me re-think my decision to teach. I certainly have realized that I am on my own to establish my personal style and persona as a teacher but that will come with the job naturally. There will be many ups and downs in my first year or two but imagine these are the norm for any new professional in any field and the majority will smooth out nicely with a bit of experience, or I would hope. There does seem to be a good climate for work all over the province but I am a little uncertain on moving remote for my first gig, I will apply into all districts and see what turns up? If I was asked to comment on the education I have received so far, I will say it is pretty much what I expected, the material is delivered, the contacts are made and it is now up to me as the student to do something with it. It has been quite self-directed on some issues and at first I was a little perturbed by this but after talking with a few people regarding , it seems that if I can deal with this, well that`s just how it is when you are teaching so get used to it. Go figure.
Your probably right Blane, as my education in education here at UBC is strictly a start, the door is open a crack, and it will be up to me to see if I can or even want to open that door up any further. I hope that I will and also hope that the result is something I can like and live with as the more I look into my future teaching career, well the posibilities are literally all over the map. We would like to head back home into the Kootenays sometime soon but there are many reasons, personal and finacial, to stay put for next year or two…..again, time will tell but it will be one more experience to ‘reflect’ on down the road, I imagine you will still be reading my weekly posts???
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on November 20th, 2007 at 4:16 pm
Go figure!? Learning to learn is such an irony in teacher education, isn’t it? Ahh, but that’s the folly, one might say, of schooling: the gross assumption that one knows how to think and learn on one’s own. Not so. Think, too, that you’ve been treated and honoured as an adult learner with full expectations that spoon-feeding is now a past experience.
As for jobs prospects, you’re right, there are many possibilities. Where do you want to go? Where do you want to be in 5 years?