Enquiring Practice

The role of being an enquiring practitioner, in my opinion goes hand in hand with the responsibilities of being a teacher. This is because through my research I have discovered that it has become an important, irreplaceable tool in the profession of a teacher. Enquiring practice is the process of analysing and having a deeper look into the way things are done. As the name suggest it is enquiring about the ways in which things are done. Other than this, enquiring practice includes other vital elements such as evaluating and reflecting on your teaching methods and practices.

Benefits of enquiring practice are that it can get you out of a set way of thinking, open up different ways of doing things and encourage you to experiment with new methods and strategies. Another benefit of enquiring practice is that it could possibly provide a method for teachers to examine and work on their own ways of teaching. Also, through the process of enquiring practice you receive the opportunity to gain many beneficial skills which can easily be transferred to other aspects of life such as the abilities to think critically and develop on existing knowledge and understanding, which I see as another benefit.

Despite the fact that enquiring practice is seen as a positive practice, like any teaching practice there are also challenges involved. It can be difficult sometimes to break away from the way that you are used to doing things and therefore this can be a challenging aspect of enquiring practice. Another challenge to enquiring practice as it can often be a slow process and this is something which needs to be accepted and embraced by student teachers and qualified teachers.

As a student teacher it is extremely important that I try to engage with enquiring practice as possible. This is because it will prepare me for the role of a teacher and the challenges that come along with the profession. I feel that getting involved in enquiring practice now is especially beneficial as it will allow me to formulate and review my own professional learning and practice. It will also allow me to understand and adapt to the wide range of variables within the teaching profession such as various learning and teaching styles.

6 thoughts on “Enquiring Practice

  1. I think you have really seemed to grasp the idea of being an enquiring practitioner very well. When becoming an enquiring practitioner as a student you have spoken about different learning styles that you can adopt.
    Do you think that working with peers has anything to do with becoming an enquiring practitioner? And if so, what do you think about this?

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      Thank you for reading my post Alice! I feel like working with peers could definitely have a place within becoming an enquiring practitioner as I feel that interacting with peers in discussion can provide many benefits such as increasing your understanding on many areas.

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  2. Hello Megan,
    Your blog post about being an enquiring practitioner was really interesting to read. I like how you have told us the benefits of it, but also told us in reality being an enquiring practitioner also has its challenges too.
    I agree with you about being an enquiring practitioner as a student. We are going to come across so many different teaching styles, so it is good to start early with this skill.
    Well done 🙂

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      Hi, Carys,
      Thank you for reading my post! I am glad you found it interesting I definitely feel that starting early with enquiring practice is very beneficial.

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  3. Megan, this is an excellent post with some very good ideas. I like your use of examples, they give the reader more depth. My only improvement is that you don’t have any photos or form of media. By adding this people may be more attracted to reading your posts and can also help people understand a subject in more depth. Well done though! 🙂

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      Thank you for your comment! I will definitely takes that into consideration in the future and try to involve more media into my posts!

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