Tag Archives: teaching_as_vocation
“Why am I still teaching?”
Why do I want to teach? Each year, I interview dozens of candidates who apply to the Faculty’s two initial teacher training programmes: the B.Ed., and the PGDE. Most of the applicants have never taught before. During the interviews, they … Continue reading
Teaching as vocation
Why would anyone want to become a teacher today? The workload is backbreaking; the enthusiasm to teach could be dampened by hundreds of chores unrelated to teaching; parents could be critical and unsupportive; the distorted ecology of education could turn … Continue reading
