Saying hello to the AS group. "Hello A2 English Language group. My name is, Mr Logan. But you can call me, Sir."
Wednesday, 8 October 2008
Okay, let's be thoroughly honest. I co-taught this one and it wasn't very exciting. The weird thing - or obvious thing was how the students were just a cacophany (if spelled right) of noise, all speaking at once.
Not good.
Not enjoying.
Do not like.
A little bit scary.
But this was Bev's lesson so I was mainly helping out. I'm going to leave this short.
They were analysing a piece of travelogue. Bev thought it was wonderfully well written. I thought it was pompous, untrue and dreary. Old man moaning and groaning. Bored me stupid. Sorry. The class were meant to be looking at parts of the language. They didn't get it much. I didn't blame them. Cue more random shouting out.
I'm not entirely sure what was going on. Why this was acceptable. I'm in *culture shock*.
Do not like. Do not want...
p.s. I discovered something new - re-sits. Everyone does re-sits. Even if they've got a C or B at AS Level. That is how the grades improve over time. People just keep handing in their modular course work again and again until the grades improve. And the same takes place at GCSE - student hands in a fairly rubbish essay - teacher suggests changes - student makes changes - hands it back - teacher suggests more changes - ad finitum until the student and teacher are bored. The only thing stopping everyone from getting A* is that the teacher isn't capable of getting an A* - I'm not, I'm sure - and the pupil might get bored by the process.
It seems odd and like a lot of work, but that is what it *seems* to be like in the modern world of Further Education. Or am I wrong?
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