Ready?

As a continuation, I went into Year 1 media class. I went around the class to help students with their ideas and walked into a discussion between two students about religion. I sat and listened... I was thinking: Do I stop them? Tell them to get on with their work? Or shall I give them my thoughts on the issue and try stir them back to their work? 

I told them: Its all down to interpretation. People will read the Quran or Holy Bible and have different interpretations. People take these interpretations and act upon them. Some are extreme and some are just lifestyle preferences... Is your topic about religion, is that why you guys are talking about this?

It worked! It took a little more time but it worked and I was able to talk to them individually about their ideas.

For my last lesson I was in the Year 2 class for 'Factual programs and Documentary'. The lesson came across to me as dumb down. I noticed that no history of documentary was brought up but maybe the teacher will do that in a later lesson. I seriously need to ask the teacher more questions! They only spoke about two documentaries: Bowling for Columbine and Super Size Me. I guess they were picked because its engages them more than old school documentaries.

I havent really been given the chance to introduce myself properly. I think it is important that I point out:

• Im a second chance learner - I flopped my A Levels and started again 
• Im dyslexic  - I found out second year of university  - This is not my weakness! 
• I was not old enough to do the Access course so I did a foundation course 
• I eventually got to university through the Mixed Media Access course 
• I picked my course and found that it was not what I thought it was going to be 
• I work as a part of management team so I will always try to link what I teach to the world of work

I want my students to understand that I can relate to some of them, I did not just wake up and say: I feel like being a teacher! I understand some of the difficulties that may arise in education.

"I know somebody she is a beauty...
No no, more like I know somebody she has a booty..."