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Comment on Teaching & Twitter by Angus Willson (@AngusWillson)

Angus Willson (@AngusWillson) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:19:41 +0000

Twitter can be a really effective part of a personal learning network (PLN) for professional sharing, collaboration and engagement.

Comment on Choose teaching – be a teacher by Sophia Marsden

Sophia Marsden — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 13:03:04 +0000

I have often wanted to be a teacher but decided against it.
It wasn’t the pay that discouraged me.

The thing that I think puts off the most “idealistic” from becoming teachers is that there is so much restriction on teachers nowadays.

I will give an example. In my school we had a teacher who unlike all the others actually taught interesting facts about his subject (physics) rather than drearily talking about “what will be on the exam” and “exam technique” and so on. He was fired.

Teaching today is nothing more than training people to pass exams. At least in the UK it is. There is no opportunity to teach useful or interesting information, to impart culture, to encourage thought, to develop skills and abilities. It is all geared to exams, passing exams and making sure that the school, the county and finally the British government looks good by making the exam results and statistics shine.

How does meeting government targets by wasting the valuable time of a generation make anyone feel inspired to work as a teacher?

That is a far more serious problem than money. Someone who cares can overlook the money, but they’re never going to overlook the fact that they will be straightjacketed from doing a valuable job by the rules and regulations around it.

Comment on Teaching with Movies by dedunu

dedunu — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:33:34 +0000

I love this blog this is one of best blogs i have ever read. I love teaching too. This post is very important friend thanks a lot!!

Comment on Choose teaching – be a teacher by anthonypompliano

anthonypompliano — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:32:48 +0000

While facilities and technology can help to further the cause of teachers, they are not essential to a child’s education. The most essential aspect of this learning experience is the QUALITY of the teacher. If the teacher can successfully get the student to engage the material and then retain it, they have done better then most teachers are doing today.

A recent study showed that a good teacher could cover 1.5 years of material, while a bad teacher covered .5 years (a 1 year difference in development of a child’s education!). This shows the importance of the quality of the teacher. If you have a great teacher combined with great facilities, innovative technologies, and a great support staff then the possibilities are endless. We must work to attract the best students to become teachers!

Comment on Choose teaching – be a teacher by Writer Jobs

Writer Jobs — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 23:12:02 +0000

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Comment on Choose teaching – be a teacher by Paul

Paul — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 04:39:42 +0000

Excellent post.

This in particular got me fired up and ready to ge back into the classroom tomorrow, “The role teachers’ play in their local community is also central to a student’s development. Schools’ and communities must work collaboratively together for an area to benefit. Economic investment is a necessity with schools. Schools are the training ground for our future generations and they need to be at the forefront of technology for our young learners with the very best facilities for them to achieve their potential. The local community and schools’ must be incorporated into working together to create an ethos of self belief and to achieving their personal best. “

Comment on Choose teaching – be a teacher by shireenbee

shireenbee — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:24:40 +0000

I love this post! I can’t see myself doing anything but teaching. It is one of the hardest jobs, but yet, I go to work everyday feeling proud of what I do and the children I teach. It is a shame that teachers are not being given the professional credit that they deserve. The work we do changes the lives of our students if we do it right and doing it right takes so much time and commitment.
I will spend my life doing this job and it will be a life well spent, I just know it.

Comment on Choose teaching – be a teacher by vouchersmate (@vouchersmate)

vouchersmate (@vouchersmate) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 04:40:56 +0000

thats my calling buddy, uve turned this from an inspiration to an aspiration now

Comment on Choose teaching – be a teacher by josephricafort

josephricafort — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:45:01 +0000

Very inspiring!

Comment on Choose teaching – be a teacher by russellfoxton

russellfoxton — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:34:19 +0000

As a group of Language Schools based in London. We see all sorts of people come though our doors who are at various levels of skill and need varying levels of support from their teachers. As the teachers it requires a huge level of skill and discipline and you should be rewarded for it.