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Educated Out of Creativity
I went to university with the concrete plan that I was going to train to be a primary school teacher, something I'd wanted to do since I was fourteen. The course was four years long and would give me the QTS qualification (qualified for teacher status). I had the time of my life, I learned so much, and met people that I will call my friends for decades to come, but I hated the course. 90 percent of it was dull mind-numbing information, that whilst we had to know, it was soul-destroying having lecturers trying to make formative assessment sound interesting. The other 10 percent was incredibly interesting, understanding how children learn language and develop cognitively, the different theories of learning, even writing the essays we were assigned. And this was only when we were in uni. The rest of the time we were on placement in local schools. The university assigned us our schools, a different one each year and gave us new objectives to focus on. Over the course of the four years, we would take over more and more of the class timetable as our skills and confidence grew. Our class teacher(s) would help us with our planning, help us with the curriculum and what topics they wanted the kids to cover. Their jobs were to guide us, point us in the direction of success and support us in our formal observations. The observations, I should explain, could make or break us. Some were graded, others weren't, but they had the power to build and destroy our confidence in our abilities in equal measure. Unfortunately, we found that it was pure luck of the draw whether your school/teacher/overall placements was going to be a good one. Everyone I know, myself included, had a bad experience on placement, either there was a personality clash with the teacher, lack of guidance, lack of care if you succeeded or not, a bad observation. Tons of reasons, none of which were good enough reasons. I found that there were a lot of politics amongst the staff wherever you were. Underlying agendas and deep rooted feuds, never a good thing in a mainly female profession. Gloves were off and the bitchiness spread like wildfire.
By Louisa Jane7 years ago in Education
Spring Classes and Stress
Some students like to take spring/summer classes to get some courses out of the way. These courses are often fast tracked, and you may not feel that you have time on your hands. It is summer and the weather is starting to look nice, and you envy your friends who are going to barbecues and enjoying the nice weather. You miss being outside. However, studies show that taking spring/summer classes are better for you mental health. This is because you are getting courses out of the way, and by the time September rolls around you can take less classes, and have less stress, and possibly get a part-time job.
By Ada Zuba7 years ago in Education
Blogging 101
Blogs are so far out of fashion people are starting to forget what they are, but they're still there, and they're still going strong. The average blog has evolved along the way. They've moved from being straight line journals into personal websites. Some have turned into Vlogs; video blogs. Even social media "influencers" are running a type of blog with their pictures, and short shout outs.
By Jessie White7 years ago in Journal
What's Next?
It's my senior year, and you can see how excited everyone is. Graduation is quickly approaching, and all I hear is people discussing which university or college they will attend. I envied them because they were already set to go somewhere and had their school paid for; in the meantime, I had no idea what I was going to do. Some students planned to attend local colleges, while others planned to attend out-of-state universities. Isn't it fancy?
By Hino7 years ago in Education
The Funeral Trade - Q & A
I've seen tonnes of horror films. Would I be suited for a job as an undertaker? You'd be surprised at just how many CV's are laughed at because of this. And whilst you may think being a horror fanatic is a good thing when searching for a job in the funeral trade, it really does NOT assist you in the selection process. Trust me. Having a keen interest in the horror genre literally has NOTHING to do with the funeral trade, so keep that off your credentials.
By Jord Tury7 years ago in Journal
I Work Online
So first I'll start with a list of websites you can try out, then I'll go into how much they make me. Just click them to be redirected to the site, and sign up.
By Marcus Azaria7 years ago in Journal
The Freshmen Fifteen
It’s hard to believe that I’ve not only survived my first year as a NYC real estate agent, but this year I celebrated my 9th year in the business. Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Tina White, I’m a licensed real estate broker here in Queens, NY. Why should you care? Well, if you guys knew just how much pivoting I had to do to survive this long in this shark tank of an occupation, you would understand why I’m shocked and amazed given the Tom foolery of it all. Since I’m such a nice person, I’m going to briefly share some tips that I wish someone would have given me when I first began. As a rookie in any industry, there’s a learning curve, in real estate you can be in your 9th year and still be considered a rookie depending on where you are on the totem pole. Below are Tina White’s Freshmen Fifteen for surviving your first year.
By Tina White7 years ago in Journal
Warwick University's Ranking, Within the Guardian's University League Table, Falls by One Place
Each year the Guardian formulates a University league table which sets out each university's ranking within the UK. A university's rank is based on a number of factors (outlined below), from course satisfaction to a students satisfaction with work feedback. Each of these categories is given a mark out of 100. The majority of these scores are established from the average of the marks given within a student survey.
By Gregory Segal7 years ago in Education