tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836584065506164163.post588838862106683755..comments2023-04-24T23:09:57.655-04:00Comments on All Things Education: Education Films Series IV: The ClassUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836584065506164163.post-22572272911846824572011-10-18T14:19:08.737-04:002011-10-18T14:19:08.737-04:00This is a comment from Brian Rude:
I am now ret...This is a comment from Brian Rude: <br /><br />I am now retired. I have not taught all my life, but part of it. I made my share of "rookie mistakes", probably a lot more than my fair share. So I can certainly relate to your description of the problem with the difficult student that you describe in your second paragraph. I think you were fortunate in having someone to help you. That simple statement, "You're not his peer" sounds pretty obvious, but I know from my own experience how easy it is to not see the obvious. But here is my question: Why didn't you learn about this type of situation in ed school?<br /><br />That is not meant to be a rhetorical question just to bash ed school, though I freely admit that I do bash ed school, every chance I get, and I have every intention to continue doing so. I bash ed school because of my personal experience. My rookie mistakes were very painful, and I think is fair to place a lot of the blame for this on my ed school, because my ed school made no attempt to consider the reality of teaching.<br /><br />I know I am not alone in bashing ed school, but I also realize that my experience is not universal. I have heard some teachers speak well of their education courses and professors. I suppose that varies quite a bit. And perhaps things have changed a lot since I was in college about fifty years ago. I certainly hope so.<br /><br />So I would be interested in your ed school experience and how it relates to this. Did you have courses that dealt with these kinds of problems, that gave you perspective, understanding, tactics and strategies, so that when your mentor said "You're not his peer", it all fit into place?<br /><br />Or was your ed school like mine, never bothered about the realities of teaching and learning, and probably knew nothing about the realities of teaching and learning.<br /><br />Another possibility is that your ed school did try to deal with the realities of teaching and learning, but somehow it's impossible to actually learn those realities until you are on the job? I hate to be this pessimistic. Surely ed school can be made worthwhile. But I'm not sure how. What are your thoughts?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com