how can this be accomplish at the preservice level? in service level?
2006-10-21 15:36:12 · 6 answers · asked by lau 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
I'm a teacher. You have allowed the professors to freak up your head. "face themselves?"
You are in for a crapload of surprise when you get into the classroom, kiddo, unless you develop very quickly a rubber-meets-the-road mentality and realize the crap they give you in college is just not going to work in a real classroom. The professors, for the most part, in your preservice education program, went there because they could not cut it in a classroom. They then went back to graduate school, and, lacking other skills, decided that they would become teacher educators.
Good luck. You're going to need it.
2006-10-21 15:45:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean during an in-service meeting? I don't quite follow what you are asking, but it sounds to me what my school has done. We had "diversity" training during an in-service to try and bring the staff "together" as it is a very insensitive group of teachers. The counselor walked us through activities which were to open our eyes and minds to the differences within the group of teachers.At the end we were suppose to relate how we faced our prejudices and how we could take these activities back to the class to help the kids do the same thing.
Most of the teachers had a very negative attitude about it- but that's just the point! They are the ones, I think are the most prejudice and closed minded. I try to face my weaknesses and improve, I try to analyze why I react to certain things and not others-I believe in being introspective so I am sensitive to the learning styles of kids. I struggled in school because back then everyone had to fit a mold. It ought to be different now, but teachers do need to face the truth.
2006-10-21 22:47:17 · answer #2 · answered by atheleticman_fan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a book called "When Teachers Face Themselves", by Jersild and Dillon. Check it out.
2006-10-23 08:41:15 · answer #3 · answered by ishel13 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they don't deal with there own 'stuff' they will be unable to bring out the best in their students. When teachers are true to themselves, the students know this and are willing to seek their own truth.
2006-10-21 22:40:00 · answer #4 · answered by Ali girl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry.. but your question(is it a question) does not make sense;.. face themselves in or at what?
2006-10-21 22:39:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What?????
2006-10-21 22:38:17 · answer #6 · answered by pollywollydoda 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋