October 13, 2015
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Comments Off on The Construction of the Professional
Many different things reflect on the role a teacher plays in the classroom and their role as a professional. I believe these 5 terms in particular are important in doing this: Integrity The word itself means to be honest, and to have strong moral principles. Children are not born with integrity, they develop it as […] Continue reading
October 12, 2015
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Comments Off on Words Associated With Being a Professional
it is very important to be professional, especially in a career such as teaching. How you act reflects back on you, and you want this reflection to be positive, to be professional – you do not want it to be negative in any respects. There are many things associated with being professional. Here are some […] Continue reading
October 9, 2015
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Comments Off on Professionalism in the online world
What challenges/opportunities you may be faced with when marrying the personal vs the professional presence on social media? Having social media sites that are used for both personal and professional use may have some advantages. It may allow pupils to see your interests and to realise there is more to you than the teacher they […] Continue reading
October 9, 2015
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Comments Off on The virtues of teaching
Honesty To me this is about being truthful. Not lying to your pupils. Telling them yes the work might be hard but with practice you will get there. Being honest means being real; if you are honest with your pupils you will build up trust. Patience Teachers should wait and show perseverance. If a […] Continue reading
October 9, 2015
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Comments Off on Virtues of Teaching
To me, teachers need a variety of different virtues and ethics to display themselves as professionals but also there for the pupils as a support unit. The 5 virtues that stood out to me as being important to teaching were; Compassion – We as teachers will be interacting with children from a range of different […] Continue reading
October 8, 2015
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Comments Off on Me, Me, Me
Completing a questionnaire about learning styles seems borderline irrelevant when we are geared towards creating holistic individuals, however, I was keen to find out what type of learner they thought I was. I have been reading more and more about how learning styles are detrimental. One of the reasons being, you are catering to a […] Continue reading
October 8, 2015
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Comments Off on Values of a Professional
An attribute I feel a professional requires is that of fairness. Fairness is important to being professional as showing signs of preference towards one person over the other or perhaps allowing one child to behave in a particular way that others can’t, could create a very tense and unpleasant atmosphere in the classroom. Being an […] Continue reading
October 8, 2015
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Comments Off on Professionalism and the Online World
What challenges/opportunities we may be faced with when marrying the personal vs the professional presence on social media. Recently, a friend of mine described using social media sites, together, for both social and professional use, as a “minefield”. In my mind that conjures up the image of an area or position presenting unseen hazards? […] Continue reading
October 8, 2015
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Comments Off on Professional Attributes
Integrity and conscience I think are the most important and have shared meaning. Professional integrity means having strong moral principles in the job you do and you want to do the best you can for yourself and for your students. Not only do we need to meet the standards within the GTCS, we need to […] Continue reading
October 7, 2015
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Comments Off on Pre-schooling differences; Sweden V Scotland
After an interesting input last week about pre-schooling in Sweden and how it contrasts to Scotland, i have become very interested in the topic and feel strongly on the matter. Due to statistics and results proving how drastically better pre-schooling is in Scandanavian countries, why are we not changing our pre-schooling experience in Scotland for […] Continue reading
October 6, 2015
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Comments Off on Professionalism and the Online World
What challenges/opportunities you may be faced with when marrying the personal vs the professional presence on social media? I think in the profession of teaching you need to be extremely careful about how you act in the online world. Teachers are human and are entitled to have a life out with the classroom, which GTC […] Continue reading
October 2, 2015
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Comments Off on My Educational Philosophy
I value education as it has the opportunity to support and guide children through their learning and development with the aim of producing confident, independent individuals who are able to contribute effectively to society and the economy. Many people have differing views on the purpose of education. My belief is that its primary role is […] Continue reading
