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I'm still a pre-service teacher but I use this before pretty much every lesson I teach, never get an argument... Grade 3/4
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They have been worse so far this week so my mentor teacher suggested moving a few of them around when they come into class.
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Just got back from camp.
I'm going to bed!!
I'm going to bed!!
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Tried that. Didn't work. They were even worse today.
I'm almost at the end of my tether and I'm just about at the point where I am going to just say f*** it and cut sick at them.
Can you pull them into a focus group for a session?
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I did something similar for the last half of the session but was met with a lot of resistance as I chose the groups instead of letting them choose.
Did they get detentions?
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I am about to finish my honours degree in arts/commerce and am looking to make the transition across to education (I have always been passionate about it).
I need to decide whether I want to start my masters of teaching next year, or do a TESOL/CETA course and teach for a year overseas before starting my course here.
A couple of questions:
1. For those who have done a masters of teaching (at either Monash or Melbourne uni), how was your experience?
2. Has anyone taught overseas, what requirements were needed and how was the experience?
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I need to decide whether I want to start my masters of teaching next year, or do a TESOL/CETA course and teach for a year overseas before starting my course here.
A couple of questions:
1. For those who have done a masters of teaching (at either Monash or Melbourne uni), how was your experience?
2. Has anyone taught overseas, what requirements were needed and how was the experience?
Cheers
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I finished my prac yesterday and I have to say the last half was much better than the first half. I eventually started teaching year 7s and they were amazing. The year 10s got a little better as they realised there in class assessment was getting close and actually started doing some work. I still got a heap of them saying they didn't know what to write about even though I was telling them multiple times a lesson they needed to know they stuff I was teaching.
Overall I'd probably give my first experience about a 7/10.
Overall I'd probably give my first experience about a 7/10.
Yep I have no ambition to be a leading teacher or admin... long hours, more work and less face time with the students.
At this stage of my career, a leading teacher position does not interest me. But who knows how I will feel in 10 years. I might be after another challenge and a leading teacher role could be just that.
But being an LT at my school is all about being a brown noser to the admin team. I could do that if I wanted to, but do I? Hell no.
Way workloads are going, I dont reckon I could do it.
Problem is, school environments pressure young people in to taking extra responsibility roles. You need to stay strong and just do the job you were trained for. Don't let them bully you. Join the union, learn your rights and stay strong.
Besides ambition, many teachers get to the point in their careers where they go for a leading teacher position to make life easier for themselves. When there is someone in a leadership position doing a poor job, it can make life more difficult for you. I've got several friends who've taken leadership positions for this reason, that life is easier if they're able to do the job for themselves and do it well. It's worked out well for them and the school. Sometimes ambition to do the job is irrelevant. I dunno, perhaps the more initially reluctant leaders without ambition the better!
In short, if you've your priorities right with your students, you'll learn to deal with department and administrative bullshit well enough that leadership roles won't be that much of a jump. Eventually.
Still, the system rewards people who master the bullshit that is education terminology. Too many brown-nosers and bureaucrats who have mastered the lingo but have very little idea of how to effectively lead and support others in their schools. Which is probably the same as many other industries.
Joining the union is a great way to get a big-picture view of how schools are run, locally and around the country.
In short, if you've your priorities right with your students, you'll learn to deal with department and administrative bullshit well enough that leadership roles won't be that much of a jump. Eventually.
Still, the system rewards people who master the bullshit that is education terminology. Too many brown-nosers and bureaucrats who have mastered the lingo but have very little idea of how to effectively lead and support others in their schools. Which is probably the same as many other industries.
Joining the union is a great way to get a big-picture view of how schools are run, locally and around the country.
Hey guys, I don't really post on bigfooty, but I stumbled across this thread whilst doing some Google searches. I'm looking for a bit of advice. I'm 22 and I've nearly finished a pathway program to get into an undergraduate degree next year. I'd like to be a primary school HPE teacher and I understand there a couple of ways to be qualified as one. I could complete a Bachelor of Sport Science (Human Movement) followed by a Diploma of Education or I could complete a Bachelor of Education (Health and Physical Education - Primary). I've heard its extremely difficult to land a teaching job in Australia, let alone as a primary HPE teacher, so I figured it would be wise to be qualified as both a classroom and HPE teacher, just to broaden my job prospects a bit. I'm completely open to working in a classroom, and moving cities to land a job if I have to. How would I go about being qualified as both?
This is the program I am looking at enrolling in:
www.usq.edu.au/study/degrees/bachelor-of-education/health-physical-education-primary
If you scroll to the bottom of the page you can see it shares a lot of the same units as the regular BEd - Primary degree:
www.usq.edu.au/study/degrees/bachelor-of-education/primary
What would you guys advise me to do?
This is the program I am looking at enrolling in:
www.usq.edu.au/study/degrees/bachelor-of-education/health-physical-education-primary
If you scroll to the bottom of the page you can see it shares a lot of the same units as the regular BEd - Primary degree:
www.usq.edu.au/study/degrees/bachelor-of-education/primary
What would you guys advise me to do?
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It's only difficult if you aren't willing to relocate. Most capital cities have an oversupply of teachers so it is difficult. If you are willing to go regional or remote you won't have a problem. I'm in Central Queensland and there are heaps of opportunities here. Brisbane and SE Qld are very accessible if you need to. I'm in Gladstone, a 5 hour drive or 1 hour flight from Brisbane. I love the lifestyle here.
I'm not sure about your course. It's been a while since I was at uni but I imagine a Bachelor of Ed and doing some PE electives would be the way to go.
I'm not sure about your course. It's been a while since I was at uni but I imagine a Bachelor of Ed and doing some PE electives would be the way to go.
Almost cried that I am stuck with this Lenovo for another 3.5 years
I feel your pain.
Should have opted for the chromebook
I want to become Maths HOLA eventually. Still teach 0.6 and have an influence in the direction of the way Maths is taught etc. I am second year out and already writing the school numeracy plan etc which gets me a line off next year. Looking forward to the challenge.
Thats good for you and if it's your dream, go for it. But as a father and husband, family time valuable. I know the work that is entailed in being a leading teacher/co-ordinator and the pay for the out of work hours is nuts. As it stands, I do 10 hour days for 7.5hrs paid time..
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Yep. I am a senior teacher and get $88,000. Heads of department get $103,000. For the insane amount of work they have to do they can keep their $15,000 extra a year. I'll keep my life.
Had a parent info night for next year. Finished at 8:15pm. Its not even the end of today and I cannot wait to get home tomorrow. Im all for info nights, but we should either have a later start the following day or earlier info session as it started at 7pm.
i had all that in term 2. absolute pits.
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