It is an extremely busy time. For everyone involved. Obviously not teachers, we finish work at 3:25pm every day and then go home and don't think about work again until 9:10am the following morning, but for everyone else involved, it is a busy time.
It is tricky being a teacher at this time of the year - especially with exam classes. Do you change the good old tried and tested methods to encourage one final push towards the exams, or do you push your own boundaries and step outside of your comfort zone? Dilema. It is often hard at this point to change the ethos of a class, the dynamics are set in stone, everyone plays their roles and the lessons trundle on - it is often levelled at teachers that we don't like change. It is quite often the students that inhibit change of style or technique within the classroom - they are comfortable, found their niche and don't want to take risks themselves. Truely great teaching challenges. It challenges ideas and methods, it takes students away from under their cozy rocks and places them out in the open. Exposing yourself to a change in routine sharpens the mind and allows different thoughts to arrive.
Mr T
It is tricky being a teacher at this time of the year - especially with exam classes. Do you change the good old tried and tested methods to encourage one final push towards the exams, or do you push your own boundaries and step outside of your comfort zone? Dilema. It is often hard at this point to change the ethos of a class, the dynamics are set in stone, everyone plays their roles and the lessons trundle on - it is often levelled at teachers that we don't like change. It is quite often the students that inhibit change of style or technique within the classroom - they are comfortable, found their niche and don't want to take risks themselves. Truely great teaching challenges. It challenges ideas and methods, it takes students away from under their cozy rocks and places them out in the open. Exposing yourself to a change in routine sharpens the mind and allows different thoughts to arrive.
Mr T