September 23, 2016
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Our very first values module workshop took me by surprise. Following our lecture on Bias that morning it never clicked with me that our workshop would be set up the way it was. Upon entering the classroom our lecturer split us into groups which immediately brought us all out of our comfort zone, but this […] Continue reading
September 22, 2016
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Comments Off on My First Attempt at the NOMA and the OLA
Over the past 2 weeks I have attempted both the OLA and the NOMA online assessments. The NOMA was easy enough to complete in my flat, however the OLA wouldn’t work correctly, so I had to head to the library. My scores for both tests were: OLA – 80% NOMA – 81% I was […] Continue reading
September 22, 2016
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Comments Off on Equality is Key.
In our values module workshop on Tuesday, I felt a great change of perspective. I was unaware what the true lesson was throughout the workshop and as the secret was revealed, it really set an impression on me. As we were split into 4 groups of roughly 9 students, I was in group 2 and was prepared for a […] Continue reading
September 21, 2016
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I received an Unconditional offer to study at the University of Dundee at the beginning of March 2016. So I had a long wait between receiving my offer of acceptance and finally packing my car and uprooting my life. I hope you understand, therefore, that the reality check of actually being at university has been […] Continue reading
September 21, 2016
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Comments Off on My Teaching Philosophy (‘Why Teaching’ Revisited.)
As one of our first Tdts in MA1 we were asked to write about why we chose teaching as our profession. I did not take the straight forward route to university like so many of my fellow education students did. I did not know from day dot that I wanted to be a teacher in […] Continue reading
September 20, 2016
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Comments Off on Equity and Equality: The Difference.
This afternoon I had a workshop, in which we were all sat down anywhere on any of the four tables. After this, each table was given an envelope. Inside this envelope contained materials and we were told to make something that all students should have in their first week of University. So, in our group […] Continue reading
September 20, 2016
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Comments Off on The three levels of bias
Values: Self, Society and the Professions. My lecture today was about how we view ourselves and about our conscious and unconscious self. During the lecture, I learned about the 3 levels of bias: Conscious and open bias Conscious and hidden bias Unconscious bias When listening at first, I believed that I couldn’t have an unconscious […] Continue reading
September 19, 2016
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Like many musicians before me I began my musical journey on the piano. Growing up in rural Aberdeenshire, it was the most popular and widely available instrument; you could find one in every school, village hall and community centre. Like many musicians before me, the piano fell by the wayside when I picked up my […] Continue reading
September 15, 2016
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Comments Off on Why teaching?
I am a ‘Third Culture Kid’: a term commonly used when referring to a child who has been raised in a culture outside of their own and their parents. I am lucky enough to have grown up in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates. From the age of 8 I have been surrounded by […] Continue reading
September 15, 2016
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Comments Off on Chinese Schools, How Different Can They Really Be?
In sixth year, I was lucky enough to go on an exchange trip to China… Okay yes, we did all the touristy things first, visiting The Great Wall and the Olympic Stadium, but my favourite bit was going to visit … Continue reading → Continue reading
September 15, 2016
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Today in our IT input, we were taught about the importance of our eportfolio and how essential reflection will be throughout our whole career. A great way to combine both is by making a blog which we all created together as a class! I’m so glad we did this as I would never have managed […] Continue reading
September 15, 2016
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Today in our IT input we were making our Eportfolio’s. We were asked to write a post explaining why we had decided to chose this course and teaching as a career. These blogs will come in great for writing our experiences and strengths and weaknesses for the future. My reasoning behind becoming a teacher was […] Continue reading
September 15, 2016
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Why not? I have never understood the reasons behind others not wanting to become teachers. I love working with children, watching them grow as individuals and seeing their enthusiasm towards learning. I have always liked the idea of becoming a teacher, after gaining experience however, I now love the idea of becoming a teacher. As cliché as it sounds, working […] Continue reading
September 15, 2016
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Teaching has been a career I have wanted to be part of ever since primary. I never had a teacher that made me think “teaching is what I want to do in life”, instead I had a lesson which I found extremely fun. Even through secondary school my dream of doing teaching stuck, despite this being ironic due to me […] Continue reading
September 15, 2016
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Why teaching? I have spent time in the last two days thinking about why I chose this career path and what it means to me. Throughout primary and secondary school I have always looked up to my teachers and been amazed by the job they do. Not only do they grow and develop young minds […] Continue reading
September 15, 2016
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Why teaching? Teaching is not my first career; I was a theatre staff nurse and later a registered child minder. I have, however, more than twenty years of experience of caring for children. With six siblings, eighteen nieces and nephews and numerous great nieces and nephews, I have always been surrounded by young children. Now, […] Continue reading
September 15, 2016
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My decision to study and become a teacher is based on various different factors. For as long as I can remember teaching and being a teacher always excited me as what I wanted to be when I grew up. As stereotypical and cheesy as that sounds, when I was younger my favourite thing to was […] Continue reading
September 15, 2016
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Whenever the question ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’ arose, all I ever thought was a teacher. This has been the case for as long as I can remember. I have always had a passion for helping, encouraging and supporting people, especially with my peers and younger sibling. I loved to […] Continue reading
September 15, 2016
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As a child, I was asked ‘what do you want to be when you are older?’ or ‘what is your dream job?”, each time I would reply ‘a famous tennis player, or a teacher’. I had the answer branded in my mind and I was determined to make sure it would one day be true. […] Continue reading
September 15, 2016
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I originally had the idea that I wanted to be involved in teaching after my first work experience in my third year of high school. My placement was in a nursery but I was fascinated how over the space of a few weeks children can develop their understanding of different topics as well as widen […] Continue reading
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