Comments on: The first step on a journey to excellence? http://edubuzz.org/blogs/donsblog/2007/09/17/the-first-step-on-a-journey-to-excellence/ "We learn from our experience.....if we reflect upon our experience" John Dewey Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:19:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Don http://edubuzz.org/blogs/donsblog/2007/09/17/the-first-step-on-a-journey-to-excellence/comment-page-1/#comment-8735 Don Mon, 17 Sep 2007 15:36:17 +0000 http://edubuzz.org/blogs/donsblog/2007/09/17/the-first-step-on-a-journey-to-excellence/#comment-8735 Alison I think you put the parental case perfectly and ask a very reasonable question. Alison

I think you put the parental case perfectly and ask a very reasonable question.

]]> By: Alison http://edubuzz.org/blogs/donsblog/2007/09/17/the-first-step-on-a-journey-to-excellence/comment-page-1/#comment-8734 Alison Mon, 17 Sep 2007 15:28:41 +0000 http://edubuzz.org/blogs/donsblog/2007/09/17/the-first-step-on-a-journey-to-excellence/#comment-8734 Don In response to the parent's view of "I don't want my child to be taught by that teacher" I did not think this as a parent. Instead I wondered, as the year progressed, what monitoring and ongoing evaluation of the teaching process was in place within the school, what steps might be going on behind the scenes to strenghten this individual's understanding of teaching and learning. I slowly realised that the solution from the school was, as you describe happens in many cases, to follow the teacher in question with a much stronger experience the following year . I also began to realise that this had been the case for many years. My question would be why? Don
In response to the parent’s view of “I don’t want my child to be taught by that teacher” I did not think this as a parent. Instead I wondered, as the year progressed, what monitoring and ongoing evaluation of the teaching process was in place within the school, what steps might be going on behind the scenes to strenghten this individual’s understanding of teaching and learning. I slowly realised that the solution from the school was, as you describe happens in many cases, to follow the teacher in question with a much stronger experience the following year . I also began to realise that this had been the case for many years. My question would be why?

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