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manaal said:
Actually I came in here to say that I've come to the time where I truly get sick of my job: Marking exam papers! Urrrgghhhhh! Its so unpleasant, specially if the kids haven;t bothered to revise. sometimes i think: Am i such a bad teacher that these kids aren't answering properly????? But there are the few who do well. But I really dislike marking papers.
I have a truck load to finish so I won;t be seeing you guys for a while!
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LOL!! when i was a kid i always wanted to be a teacher, i still had the vocation....right up to the point i started in the Madrassah...:X lol but JazakAllah for the advice...i'll try it...:w: :sister:
 
manaal said:
Actually I came in here to say that I've come to the time where I truly get sick of my job: Marking exam papers! Urrrgghhhhh! Its so unpleasant, specially if the kids haven;t bothered to revise. sometimes i think: Am i such a bad teacher that these kids aren't answering properly????? But there are the few who do well. But I really dislike marking papers.
I have a truck load to finish so I won;t be seeing you guys for a while!
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You should try to shy away from conventional assessment. Exam papers are usually concentrated on Knowledge, Comprehension and Application of the Blooms.

Assessment should venture further to Evaluation and you might want to try enriched assessment to do that.
 
Takumi said:
You should try to shy away from conventional assessment. Exam papers are usually concentrated on Knowledge, Comprehension and Application of the Blooms.

Assessment should venture further to Evaluation and you might want to try enriched assessment to do that.
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:laugh: REally wish I could just give the kids continuous assessments and leave it at that. But the Sri Lankan Education system is very exam oriented and its kind of a rule that all national schools have to cinduct exams twice a year (mid year and end of year). So there's nothing I can do about it. Its the system.
 
Valid researches have shown that national exams are stressful to kids.

What I'm saying is that, rather than WRITTEN exam, (essays, worksheets, etc) try, integrating Arts, like drama, watercolor as an element to represent Knowledge.

Then, for the application, try, informance (borrowing this term from A+ Schools) which is a combination of information and performance. This is where students act out the information. It's great for History and Reading.

Try it.
 
Thanks for the ideas. I can certainly try them for the continuous assessments.

But the term exams where we have to prepare a written paper that follows the structure of the national exam paper is compulsory. The rationale is that the students will be better prepared for the real thing when they finally sit for the national examinations.

Students who do not sit fot the national examinations or who attempt it and fail are at a great disadvantage and as many higher education and vocational prgrammes only enrol students who have passed these examinations.

This is very stressful and frustrating to students who are weak in math or are dyslexic. Mothers too push their children to work harder and achieve more marks than the next student.

For teachers too this is a problem. Many students attend extra classes with other teachers in the afternoon or weekends. Some institutions that provide this service do it at a large scale. Students have little time for themselves and for other activities such as sports and arts. When the results finally come, it mkes me wonder if it was due to my teaching or the teaching of some other teacher that the students have gained good results. How do I asses myself as a teacher?

I know I'm going on and on but this is a major problem in my country. The sylubusses are so exam oriented. There is very little self-development through the academic work. Since we have to go along with the system which is prescribed by the government, we have very little choice.
 
Well, what you can do is to diversify your method of teaching or instruction.

It's an established scientific fact that people have different learning styles. There are the verbal-linguistic, auditory and kinesthetic. Every one has at least one dominant style that increases his/her learning if a teacher uses all modalities to disseminate information.

For example, the lesson plan is to teach shapes for a first grade class.

The classic chalk and talk style would be telling them what kind of shapes exist and then draw these shapes on the board. The exam would be most probably identification of a certain shapes.

A teacher who uses a multiple intelligences model would go beyond that. He/she covers the verbal learner by describing the shape in words. He/she covers the auditory learner by pronouncing the shape's name repeatedly and she finally covers the kinesthetic children by allowing them to use manipulatives such as lego blocks or boxes or match sticks so to be used in making tangible models.

The exam may also be enriched. Rather than the old boring multiple choice, "which one of these shapes is a rectangle?", exam questions may also go further in the Blooms Taxonomy.

For example,

(1) Knowledge: Which of these is a spere?
(2) Comprehension: Does a sphere have angles?
(3) Application: Which of these look like spheres? (a) coins (b) shoes (c) cars
(4) Analysis: What can you do with a sphere-like object?
(5) Evaluate: Can the tires of a car be other shapes than a sphere or circle?
(6) Synthesis: Use the strings provided for you at station A, and make a spherical object.

You see, children learn in many ways. Sadly, a teacher sometimes is not able to touch all learners due to inexperience and lack of professional development and training.

good luck.
 
Sounds intresting. I really have to do my Post Grad Dip in education soon.

I teach business studies for 'A' Levels. I can try to advance these techniques to suit the students of that age group. I try my best to give them practical examples and assignments to make a boring subject more interesting.
 
assalaamu alaikum

im not a teacher yet but inshaAllah will be one in the future in several years

ill be studying at college in less than a month and ill have a double major inshaAllah in childhood education and the second one im not sure yet

any ideas or comments??
 
Ok, I had my first day in my new school. My students are girls aged between 15 - 18. One class I teach includes some of the unruliest girls in the school. They are not very intresting in their studies. On my first day they tried to play a trick on me my mixing uop their names (A said he name was B and B said her name was C). But if figured out their trick and expressed my disappointment that they are being cheeky on the my first day with the, and what kind of relationship are we going to have????

How do I handle such girls?
 
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Teens are difficult game because they pretend 2 be the deaf n dumb. I would try to relate to them by 'sharing my personal experiences at their age related to school/friends...perhaps they may feel comfortable with you.

whatever happens, dont appear laid back kind of person. keep your posture straight and strict..:giggling: dont let them overwhelm you with few tricks.
 
Which is easier? dealing with teens or with kids?

I find teaching teens easier but solving problems of kids much easier.
 
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manaal said:
Which is easier? dealing with teens or with kids?

I find teaching teens easier but solving problems of kids much easier.
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If I had the choice btwn teaching teens or teaching kids, I would choose kids.
a)they have clean slate-they believe u in almost anythig you teach them or say..

*on the other hands, teens on the other hand, are pre-programed mostly by their surroundings (media/family/freinds etc)and it is difficult to inspire them..
*biologically they are screwed up-their hormones are playing around with their emotions.n mind...
----they get angry too quickly or their logic button is off..sum of them are paranoid
--------where they think the world n their parents are here to eat them alive

real life ex: i find it way x [infinite symbol] easier to discipline my 9 yr old sister compare to my 14 yr bro.

does that help? these are my loose thoughts..
 
Teaching teen is easier to me because I could explain the lessons to them at a high level and I need not go down to the level of a 9 year old. I speak rather rapidly and love to have discussions woth students. That's why I find teens for satisfying to teach.
 
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Wow, soo many teachers. I gotta say, you guys are brave. Its such a demanding profession these day because theres so much expected from teachers and i think in some cases, they're expected to do the job of the parent! And the bueraucracy it just mad. I havent even mentioned all the loud mouth, obnioxous, crazy children neither. I dont know how you do it, but if you still in the job and havent lost your sanity, well done is all i can say.
 
:sl: lol! i completey agree....! :D I ttaught for like 2 month and at the end it felt as though i had aged about 20 years!! (Imagine...lol that would make me 37! :giggling: ) lol :w:
 
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SALAAM,

Hi huys, Im going to start my teacher training in Post Compulsory Education in January, Insha'allah.

Im really nervous, even though ive 4 months left, and do not know what to expect.

Is there anyone out there teaching in this fields.

If so, your advice and words of wisdom will be much appreciated, Insha'allah.

Jazak'allah Khairun.

Wasalaam.
 
ANY1 WORKIN WID RECEPTION DIS YEAR???? I GOT MA BLOK IN JANUARY, WER DO U GET LESSON IDEAS 4RM COS IM CLUELESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS HELLLLPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP MOI!!! Any sites /lesson plans wud be very much appreciated THNKS!
 

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