So teaching in Australia has been a blast! I absolutely love my school, my fellow teachers, and my students. I could not have asked for a better internship. Why you ask? Well, I'm about to tell you!
It's not as structured.
There aren't any "TEKS." They have guidelines to follow, but Australia has this really weird idea that teachers can be trusted. What an interesting thought. Letting teachers actually teach. And you wonder how it's working? Fabulously.
My kids are well behaved.
Imagine a classroom where the students want to learn. Now isn't that nice? They listen and take notes. It's crazy! I actually have a student who thanks me after every lesson. It's the sweetest.
Teachers are allowed to teach.
What a concept! My two supervising teachers are phenomenal. They are so creative and really get the kids engaged. My first week in class, they had moot court and put the Holes characters on trial. It was such an amazing activity. And guess what! The kids are learning!
As much fun as it is, teaching here is incredibly difficult. It's not like back home where you have a classroom, the students come and go, and you teach the same lesson to 5 different classes. Here, you teach English. All English. My teachers teach the entire secondary school. Years 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. That's crazy. And they don't have their own classrooms. They are constantly changing rooms and running around. They have 24+ different lesson plans a week! It's nuts, but they love it. I, for one, will be glad to go back to teaching the same lesson over and over every day.
Teaching here has been such a rewarding experience. I love every second that I'm at my internship. I have been beyond blessed at Glen Waverely and I couldn't be more thankful to my teachers for putting up with me!
Imagine a classroom where the students want to learn. Now isn't that nice? They listen and take notes. It's crazy! I actually have a student who thanks me after every lesson. It's the sweetest.
Teachers are allowed to teach.
What a concept! My two supervising teachers are phenomenal. They are so creative and really get the kids engaged. My first week in class, they had moot court and put the Holes characters on trial. It was such an amazing activity. And guess what! The kids are learning!
As much fun as it is, teaching here is incredibly difficult. It's not like back home where you have a classroom, the students come and go, and you teach the same lesson to 5 different classes. Here, you teach English. All English. My teachers teach the entire secondary school. Years 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. That's crazy. And they don't have their own classrooms. They are constantly changing rooms and running around. They have 24+ different lesson plans a week! It's nuts, but they love it. I, for one, will be glad to go back to teaching the same lesson over and over every day.
Teaching here has been such a rewarding experience. I love every second that I'm at my internship. I have been beyond blessed at Glen Waverely and I couldn't be more thankful to my teachers for putting up with me!
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