October 7, 2015
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What challenges/opportunities may you be faced with when marrying the personal vs professional presence on social media? The main challenge is finding a balance on social media presence between my personal and professional life. I have been debating whether I should use separate accounts for social media. The platforms that I use frequently, I rarely […] Continue reading
October 7, 2015
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Comments Off on Can Animals Count?
Can animals count? NOT A CHANCE. Animals such as Chickens? NO Horses? NO What about Monkeys? Hmmmm NO These being my first responses to the burning questions Richard asked in the Discovering Mathematics workshop a few days ago. Although other students and the video clips played were very convincing, I just couldn’t begin to believe […] Continue reading
October 7, 2015
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Comments Off on Private vs Professional
There is no denying that in this day and age the majority of people have access to social media. However social media’s uses differ depending on your stage in life; for a teenager social media is a method of keeping in touch with friends and for acquiring an array of information. For an adult, it […] Continue reading
October 7, 2015
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Comments Off on Professional and personal social media
Following a really important albeit slightly terrifying input from Derek yesterday, I have been reflecting on the use of social media both within a professional and personal context. I can see why some teachers may choose to have separate accounts for their personal and professional lives. Using just one account for both could be seen […] Continue reading
October 6, 2015
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Comments Off on Social Media
•What challenges/opportunities you may be faced with when marrying the personal vs the professional presence on social media? I do not feel I will be faced with too many challenges, hopefully, as I constantly make sure my social media is acceptable and portrays me in the way I want to be seen. I know many […] 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 6, 2015
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Comments Off on A Messy Divorce
The GTCS code regarding social media and its use is clear in conveying the importance of conscientious contribution to the world of Social Media. For all the perks of the profession and the reward, it is also in the GTCS’ best interests that the teachers of Scotland conduct themselves in a manner that instils trust […] Continue reading
October 6, 2015
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Comments Off on Social Media in the classroom
Even in my short lifetime, the use of social media seems to have exploded over the past few years, bringing with it many benefits but also many dangers. In my lecture today, I realised how teachers are so vulnerable to scrutiny, in particular from the press and media. Instead of focusing on what positive things education […] Continue reading
October 6, 2015
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Comments Off on The most powerful message all children need to hear!
Children do not need to hear “yes your pretty, yes your thin, you are beautiful”! I understand by replying with this positive response as a teacher, parent or older sibling you believe such a positive response will generate a positive response from the child. These replies are fear based replies its the opposing view of […] Continue reading
October 6, 2015
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Comments Off on Professionalism Online
What challenges/opportunities you may be faced with when marrying the personal vs the professional presence on social media? Having a profile that is a mix of personal and professional life is dangerous, however, I believe it can have great benefits. If you have a shared account, it can allow colleagues (or pupils in an older […] Continue reading
October 4, 2015
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Comments Off on Danger Below
There are a lot of us that are scared or nervous when we are confronted with a large body of water. Is this because we are afraid of what could be in the water or is it just that we aren’t confident about swimming? Whether you are scared of water or not, everyone needs water […] Continue reading
October 2, 2015
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Comments Off on How did my gender affect me when I was a child?
Being an only child, I never felt that gender really affected me. My mum used to do the “girly” things with me like playing with my barbies, baking and watching Disney princess films because my dad didn’t like baking and detested Disney films. My dad would do the “boyish” things like taking me walking, playing […] Continue reading
October 2, 2015
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Comments Off on Integration of Special Needs in the Classroom
Integration within the primary school is a big concern for many people in our society, children and adults, but I do not see the issue with it. In my opinion, I feel that children from the age of 5-12 need to be able to see the world for what it is. They need to realise […] Continue reading
October 2, 2015
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Comments Off on How did your gender affect you when you were a child?
I suppose you could say my gender had a big impact on my schooling. When I was a child I went to an all-girls school. I attended the school all through primary and the first three years of secondary. So because of this as I female I always felt encouraged. I was always told boys […] Continue reading
October 1, 2015
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Comments Off on School Uniforms
After a recent Sociology lecture, I have found myself considering the value of school uniforms. Previously I had seen that there are some benefits; children feeling a sense of community, looking smart while having an attitude of learning and a sort of equality that comes from looking the same. But now I have begun to wonder; is it really […] Continue reading
September 30, 2015
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Comments Off on Gender: Did it affect me?
I spent my time at Primary school switching from being a ‘girly’ girl to being heavily involved in sports – back and forth. In Primary 3 I started to play football with the boys. They were happy for me to play and didn’t care about my ability – it didn’t seem as if this was […] Continue reading
September 28, 2015
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Comments Off on Gender in Schools
In my experience at school I feel that my gender did not have much of an impact. I was lucky enough to attend Primary and Secondary Schools that allowed their pupils to be themselves. Males and females were seen as equal. The only time there was any kind of separation due to gender was for […] Continue reading
September 28, 2015
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Comments Off on Gender Roles…
From the very beginning of my educational memories; the girls ran towards the doll’s house to take care of little Alice who needed her bottle and the boys ran to see who could make their red Lamborghini do the most flips off of the sink… it was the norm. At the time, I seen no […] Continue reading
September 25, 2015
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Comments Off on Gender… Did it matter?
In many ways, I feel as if my gender did not effect me at all as a child. Although I believe this is due to the fact I never had any negative experiences regarding this. By using the word “gender”, we are identifying and highlighting the difference between the two sexes, and in turn, categorising […] Continue reading
September 25, 2015
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Comments Off on Social Mobility
Polly Toynbee’s Guardian article discussing social mobility brings a lot of debate. We are meant to live in an open and meritocratic society so in theory anyone should be able to change their social standing. We have an education system that is fair to all but there are hidden barriers to stop people becoming part […] Continue reading
