l0rd
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| posted on 13/5/10 at 12:28 PM |
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That pi**ed me off again.
After my recent post
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/forum/8/viewthread.php?tid=135679
Today i had an observation by the HoD.
She isn't sure whether my session was satisfactory or unsatisfactory because I wasn't teaching the learners, I was helping them with their
assignments and was pointing them to the right direction on how to do find information on how to do it.
So no wonders why we have such useless members of staff. The people that hire them are useless as well.
with 100 jobs on the air for next year, I sniff redundancy.
    
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cd.thomson
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| posted on 13/5/10 at 12:31 PM |
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yeah I hate it when I get assessed and haven't performed to a required standard.
The assessors are rubbish.
right?!
Craig
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whitestu
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| posted on 13/5/10 at 12:33 PM |
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Lesson observations are very subjective! Are you in a school or a college?
Stu
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 13/5/10 at 01:14 PM |
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Interesting - when I did my OU MSc dissertation that is exactly what the tutor did for me: how to find information, where to look, what's good
info and what's suspect, and so on. I still had to do original work, but the whole point of an MSc course is finding out how to research and to
prove that you can do it.
It's a shame that the schools and colleges at the lower levels don't understand that learning is all about finding data and analysing it.
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Jenko
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| posted on 13/5/10 at 01:15 PM |
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There are much worse things happening to get upset about....Look on the bright side..at least you have your health :-)
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l0rd
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| posted on 13/5/10 at 01:39 PM |
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I am at a college.
The fact though that i was telling the learner how to do things and search for the information, is not teaching?
I even told her that i am teching them to find what they need on their own as i will not be arround all their lives teaching them how to do things. In
other words, teaching them how to be independant.
"This doesn't count as teaching. "
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whitestu
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| posted on 13/5/10 at 02:01 PM |
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When I was a Head of School in FE some of the students classified one lecturers teaching style as FOFO (F**k Off and Find Out).
Proper supported learning is quite valid and the concept of 'teaching', with the teacher as the font of knowledge at the front of the
class is somewhat out dated now, and has been for a while.
Good practice now is based around learning facilitation, which is what it sounds like you were doing.
Stu
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Vindi_andy
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| posted on 13/5/10 at 02:14 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by whitestu
Good practice now is based around learning facilitation, which is what it sounds like you were doing.
Stu
When I did my CiTP this is exactly what they said.
strange concept but one of the tutors said "you cant actually teach anyone, what you do is facilitate their learning."
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l0rd
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| posted on 13/5/10 at 02:40 PM |
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Apart from that,
The learners are working on their portfolio assignments.
All teaching has been completed ages ago.
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l0rd
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| posted on 13/5/10 at 02:49 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by l0rd
Apart from that,
The learners are working on their portfolio assignments.
All teaching has been completed ages ago.
Also, the session is ICT. So i was teaching them also how to find information on the internet.
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skinned knuckles
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| posted on 13/5/10 at 03:23 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by l0rd
quote: Originally posted by l0rd
Apart from that,
The learners are working on their portfolio assignments.
All teaching has been completed ages ago.
it sucks that you have ben given a hard time over your predecessors lack of effert and organisation. hope it works out for you in the end mate
Also, the session is ICT. So i was teaching them also how to find information on the internet.
A man isn't complete until he's married, then he's finished
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l0rd
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| posted on 13/5/10 at 04:41 PM |
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Now she wants to meet tomorrow morning to discuss this..
She is going to pi** me off again before i even start work.
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Paul TigerB6
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| posted on 13/5/10 at 06:39 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by l0rd
So no wonders why we have such useless members of staff. The people that hire them are useless as well.
Is this the same people that hired you then - you know - the ones that you say are useless as well??   
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l0rd
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| posted on 13/5/10 at 07:49 PM |
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I knew i had that coming.
No, these where not the people that hired me. As soon as i was hired, I believe they were that impressed that a bit later, the quited their post.
(obviously they found me the replacement of all of them )    
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stevebubs
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| posted on 13/5/10 at 08:30 PM |
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Think you need to read the ICT manuals on how to use a spell / grammar check 
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l0rd
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| posted on 13/5/10 at 08:49 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by stevebubs
Think you need to read the ICT manuals on how to use a spell / grammar check
+1
No
I will not bother any more with my job.
Since i am not doing my job properly, all my assignments shouldn't pass. Hence why should i claim them as completed.
That will be something like £16k sort on funding if i do that.
+ all the assignments will keep me warm during winter.
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