September 26, 2018
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Comments Off on Racism and Patriarchy
Tuesdays lecture all related to Racism and patriarchy. During the lecture, I gained a much broader understanding of both topics During the first half of the lecture, we learned about the issue of racism and its prominence through the 18th century. I learned how even though it is nowhere near as bad in our society […] Continue reading
September 25, 2018
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Comments Off on Structural Inequalities Reflection
Last week got my first taster of a values seminar run by Brenda Keatch. At the start of the seminar we were split into equal numbered groups and all given an envelope with contained resources that we were to use to create a product fresher’s could use next year to help the settle to university. […] Continue reading
September 24, 2018
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Comments Off on The Ignorance of Inequality
It’s a sad reality isn’t it? How one child has an abundance of choice when it comes to choosing what they want to be whenever they grow up no matter their ability as the parents bottomless bank fills in any struggling areas leaving tutors happy and select pupils outstanding in the classroom surpassing those ‘less …
September 24, 2018
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Comments Off on Equality inside and outside of the classroom.
Last Tuesday, the first Values seminar took place led by, in my class’s case, Paul Cowie. My classmates and I were unsure of what to expect from this class, but we were in for a very useful and, more importantly, meaningful session. Everyone was separated into four equal groups and were told that we would […] Continue reading
September 24, 2018
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Comments Off on Structural inequalities beyond the classroom
Following on from Tuesday’s workshop, I have since been reflecting upon structural inequalities not only in the classroom but also beyond within our own society. As part of the workshop we were split into four groups with two groups given very basic and minimal supply packs and the remaining groups given many varied and advanced […] Continue reading
September 24, 2018
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Comments Off on An Envelope with an Important Lesson
On Tuesdays seminar (18/9/18) we were split into 4 small groups of around 7 and given an envelope, inside each envelope was a mix of recourses. My groups envelope contained many different items such as pens, paperclips, paper, binder clips, cellotape etc. The task was to create a recourse which would benefit a new student […] Continue reading
September 24, 2018
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Comments Off on Social (In)Justice in the classroom!
On reflection, I really enjoyed group 4’s Seminar with Gillian last Tuesday. I’m not sure I was enjoying it at the time though as I was in one of the under-resourced groups!! The whole session was designed to subtly explore ideas around structural inequalities and social justice which I felt it did extremely well. The […] Continue reading
September 23, 2018
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Comments Off on Social Inequalities Workshop
In our workshop on Tuesday we were split into four groups and given a resource pack. The aim of the task was to use the resources given to create something that we felt would benefit first years in their first week at university. We were given ten minutes to plan an idea which we would […] Continue reading
September 23, 2018
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Comments Off on Week 2~ Values Workshop Reflection
During my second week at Dundee University studying Primary education I had a values workshop in which we were placed into groups of around seven and were given a task. We were told that we were going to be given a pack inside which was materials that we could use to make something that would […] Continue reading
September 22, 2018
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Comments Off on Reflection on Values Workhop 18.9. – Inequalities
The structure of the whole workshop was really good. We were divided into 4 groups and given a pack with different resources. Our task was to plan and then create something for a new student, what they would appreciate and what would help them during the first week at the University of Dundee We were […] Continue reading
September 22, 2018
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On Tuesday the 18th of September, all of us teaching students, social work and CLD students were in lecture theatre 4 together from 9am to 11am. This first part of the lecture was an introduction to the Values module and the second half was learning about the three bias’ we all have as humans. We […] Continue reading
September 21, 2018
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Comments Off on Inequalities should not prevent any child from reaching their potential.
This week, we took part in a very interesting task within the values module. We were split into 4 groups, each given an envelope of materials. We were instructed to make a useful resource for a student’s first day at university. When we opened our envelope, we were puzzled due to the limitation. Our team […] Continue reading
September 21, 2018
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Comments Off on Values Lecture 1
This week I attended a Values lecture where we learnt about how different forms of bias are present all around us; from news channels to how people unwittingly make judgments based on first impressions. I found this lecture very interesting. We watched a video of Panti, an Irish drag queen who faced legal proceedings because she …
September 21, 2018
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September 19, 2018
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Comments Off on What do I think I can contribute to society?
In my opinion, everyone should grow up and try their best to have a job where they can to give something back to society. This can take many forms, from top-level careers such as doctors, nurses and lawyers, to what society perceives as low-level jobs such as labourers. In reality, we as individuals would be […] Continue reading
September 13, 2018
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Comments Off on Every Day’s A School Day…
…and this has been especially true of the last couple of weeks! As a (numerically) mature student with no prior experience or family history of University life a new world has been revealed to me. Throughout my life I have worked in a variety of jobs, most recently 16 years as an outdoor educator. My […] Continue reading
September 13, 2018
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Comments Off on Rising to and enjoying the challenge
“Are you sure you don’t want to go into something less stressful?”, “teaching is tough you know!”, “study something else in Edinburgh and stay at home!” and “Just think about what’s easiest for you!” were just some of the responses I received upon telling previous teachers and friends about my career choice. Initially the responses […] Continue reading
September 13, 2018
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Comments Off on Why I chose teaching
Helping young children to learn highland dancing sparked my interest in working with children as I found it fulfilling watching them progress and improve. To ensure this was the career I wanted to pursue, I arranged to carry out work experience at my local primary school. This was an extremely rewarding experience and informed me […] Continue reading
September 13, 2018
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Comments Off on Why is teaching for me?
Why I want to become a primary teacher. Thinking about my childhood, unlike some children, I always remembered school being a positive experience, a place that I enjoyed attending. I feel lucky to say that school was a place I felt comfortable going and enjoyed the company of my friends and teachers. Although I am […] Continue reading
September 13, 2018
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Comments Off on My Passion for Teaching
I have had the ambition of becoming a primary school teacher since the first day I can remember. My original reasoning was due to the simple fact that I loved my time in primary school and adored each and every one of my teachers, hoping I could be like them one day. Now that I […] Continue reading
