Teachers

[cupcake]

I dont think there is a group like this and was wondering how many teachers are members of BNB, thought we could exchange ideas, problems in the classroom etc.

Ill start....

I am an English as a foreign language teacher. I actually have a BA in early childhood education and informal education. After getting a uni degree where I live ( Israel) you are required to get a teaching certificate in your field. I chose not to carry on in my field and rather get a teaching certificate in English, because its my first language, and I thought it would be a better job for me. So I have been doing that the last two years. I only have 3 courses to go ( having LO I spread it out a bit) and next school year ie : september I need to do 4 hours of prac teaching a week. I have already taught in schools as a student so they are allowing me to just take a job and my prac teaching can be included in that. great coz I get paid for it!!
so anyway my dilemma was I got two job offers one: teaching 7th, 10, 11th grade, 38 kids in a class. I like the sound of the job because I have not taught high school before but its a lot of pressure as in 11th grade you are preparing them for final examinations. 3 different grades so 3 different lessons to prepare a week. Plus all the grading (marking) for 38 kids a class!
so I turned it down. I just felt for my first year.. too much.

The second job I am interviewing for this week. Its to teach 5 8th grade classes that are non-readers. Ie: these kids fell through the cracks. They have been learning English since 3rd or 4th grade and have got to 8th and can barely read. They are taken out of the regular classroom. Seems like a challenge. I know its gonna be hard because they are probablly pretty fed up these kids and I cant imagine they like English very much.

Well I'll stop here incase I end up in this group alone there is no point in talking to myself

hope people join

 

[cupcake]

all by myself....

 

[charlottesma]

I teach in a PRU we have OFSTED in on Thursday and Friday, so I have to run and work, but will post more when it's over,

 

[butrfly]

another teacher here. i'm trained in early childhood education & the montessori method. i'm currently working with a montessori school in asia.

(that makes three of us now.)

 

[cupcake]

yay I am so glad, well I have accepted 12 hours of 8th grade non readers this year!

 

[caz81]

i'll join! im the head of history in my school!

 

[cupcake]

Welcome ! I would love to teach History, I always enjoyed it

 

[lcside]

Hi all, I'm a primary school teacher - I teach all classes from age 4 to 9. I specialised in Physical Education and ICT but I teach all subjects. I have been teaching for 6 years but since having Erin I went back part time working 3 days a week in all year groups. xx

 

[thelilbump]

another teacher here. i'm trained in early childhood education & the montessori method. i'm currently working with a montessori school in asia.

(that makes three of us now.)

May i ask what a montessori school is?

 

[thelilbump]

i was just reading wikipedia on Montessori teaching, never heard of this method directly before!

 

[butrfly]

i was just reading wikipedia on Montessori teaching, never heard of this method directly before!

the montessori method is one of the foundations of early childhood education. it uses the manipulation of specially designed materials to enhance/encourage the child's learning. montessorians are required to go through intense training to understand & use the materials. training is quite daunting at first but becomes very interesting once the learner starts to understand how everything works so well together.

 

[jem_5500]

hi another teacher here xx I am primary school currently in year 5 and signed off. Been teaching 4 years. Wont tell u whole story but its in sencond tri somewhere!! At present she will be lucky to have me back thtis temr if she doesnt back off!

Good idea to start this thread I am sure 2nd tri must be fed up of my rants

Nice to meet you x

 

[cupcake]

so lovely our group is growing, the head of my department just called the other day and offered me another 4 hours so I am up to 16 hours a week next year ( ie sept 1st), all very weak classes. She said I should be getting the complementary text books and teacher's guide within a month! I am very excited to go back to teaching after not teaching in a school, (only tutoring) for almost two years.

 

[thelilbump]

congrats cupcake!

 

[caz81]

cupcake - where abouts in the middle east do you teach? Im moving to Oman soon... xx

 

[chuck]

secondary school science teacher here...just completing my NQT year and did my training as a GTP last year.

 

[butrfly]

congratulations, cupcake!

 

[butrfly]

hi another teacher here xx I am primary school currently in year 5 and signed off. Been teaching 4 years. Wont tell u whole story but its in sencond tri somewhere!! At present she will be lucky to have me back thtis temr if she doesnt back off!

Good idea to start this thread I am sure 2nd tri must be fed up of my rants

Nice to meet you x

i guess this is a good place to discuss a few rants, and a lot of teaching ideas and possibilities.

 

[cupcake]

cupcake - where abouts in the middle east do you teach? Im moving to Oman soon... xx

I teach in Jerusalem, Israel

 

[cupcake]

hi another teacher here xx I am primary school currently in year 5 and signed off. Been teaching 4 years. Wont tell u whole story but its in sencond tri somewhere!! At present she will be lucky to have me back thtis temr if she doesnt back off!

Good idea to start this thread I am sure 2nd tri must be fed up of my rants

Nice to meet you x

i guess this is a good place to discuss a few rants, and a lot of teaching ideas and possibilities.

Rant away!! I took a class last year where the teacher left 5 min at the end of the class for each teacher to present a scenario or problem from their classroom and then ask for advice or ideas from the group it was great and people came up with lots of things that i would not have thought about on my own, so this can be a great place to share ideas and problems.