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Old 14-03-2009, 01:51   #34
mattylad
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Re: Professionals fast tracked into teaching.

What has it got to do with reviewing your lesson plans?

It is possible to condense a years course into a lot shorter time.

For example, take driving lessons. it is normal to have 1 hour lessons weekly and it takes many weeks to be upto the std to pass your test, however there are faster courses that condense it all into a week and you should get the same result.

Part of this initiative may well be to have the structure and tutors in place to manage a quicker course.
(Although we all know our government and it will likely fail miserably). (but theoretically it shouldn't do)

Just because you have not taught before does not mean that you won't be good at teaching it if you get some tuition in how to teach, just because you do not get as long to learn this as more established teachers does not mean that you will learn any less.

And yes, as you say many teachers do teach for 30 hours+ and yes many also reuse lesson plans, the ones that have been set out and agreed upon for the curriculum.

If they did not use agreed lesson plans and taught me the same stuff that others have been taught, I'd be a bit peed off
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