- Phuong's Reflections
- Teachers as Changing Agents
- Moral Education
- Sand, Brink and Seeds
- Education for Citizenship
- The principles and practice of teaching and class management
- Second Thoughts about Democratic Classrooms
- The Other Side of Inclusion
- Learning or Unlearning Racism
- The Victimization of LGB Youth
- Multicultural
- Education Toward a Culture of Peace
- Becoming a Professional
- Teachers as Changing Agents
- LL's Reflections
- Why Teachers Must Become Change Agents
- Moral Education and the Need for Teacher Preparation
- Sands, bricks, and seeds: School change strategies and readiness for reform
- Educating for Citizenship in Canada
- Class Management from the Side of Teaching
- Democratic Classrooms: Promises and Challenges of Student Voice and Choice
- Learning in an Inclusive Community
- Breaking the Cycle of Racism in the Classroom
- Victimization of LGB
- Equity
- Psychological Needs
- Becoming a Professional
- Why Teachers Must Become Change Agents
- Mike's Thoughts
- Jeremys stuff
As Meg explained, novices needed more than observations to develop a sense
of professional identity, they needed opportunities to enact the role of professional,
to “actually put it into practice.” (Page 49 of article.)
While I agree with this statement and many of the points in this article I believe it falls on the student to tweak or obtain the highest level of professionalism that they can. I found from my experience at the faculty of education at the University of Windsor we have discussed professionalism right from the opening statements on the first week from Dr. Bedford. I remember him on that first day, mentioning not to discuss or participate in drunken shenanigans or drug use, let alone posting about it on social networking sites, as students of ours, parents of students, associate teachers and possible future employers may look us up on these sites and see these behaviours. This will reflect negatively on the people in the photos and generally the faculty of education at the University of Windsor. While most people have, and will behave unprofessionally at different times it should not be in the public eye, which when on facebook it is in the public eye. The most important topic is that we behave in a manner that befits a teacher as your students may be watching at all times. At no time should a student ever see me or any of their teachers in a state of drunkenness or discussing such matters at that are not professionally appropriate. I believe we, as professionals, have to behave in a manner that we preach, lead by example, and not as the “do as I say, not as I do” style of leadership. Everyone in our programme tends to blame problems at the faculty completely on the professors, and do not see the fault in their own unprofessional behaviour. It seems to me that for the most part the students here are willing to be critical of the professionalism and or short comings of the professors and not willing to be critical on ourselves. I feel that with that lesson falling on deaf ears is a shame. I am not saying don’t have fun, but realize that we as educators need to be professional to the highest level possible even when others around us are not.
Jeremy Lawson
of professional identity, they needed opportunities to enact the role of professional,
to “actually put it into practice.” (Page 49 of article.)
While I agree with this statement and many of the points in this article I believe it falls on the student to tweak or obtain the highest level of professionalism that they can. I found from my experience at the faculty of education at the University of Windsor we have discussed professionalism right from the opening statements on the first week from Dr. Bedford. I remember him on that first day, mentioning not to discuss or participate in drunken shenanigans or drug use, let alone posting about it on social networking sites, as students of ours, parents of students, associate teachers and possible future employers may look us up on these sites and see these behaviours. This will reflect negatively on the people in the photos and generally the faculty of education at the University of Windsor. While most people have, and will behave unprofessionally at different times it should not be in the public eye, which when on facebook it is in the public eye. The most important topic is that we behave in a manner that befits a teacher as your students may be watching at all times. At no time should a student ever see me or any of their teachers in a state of drunkenness or discussing such matters at that are not professionally appropriate. I believe we, as professionals, have to behave in a manner that we preach, lead by example, and not as the “do as I say, not as I do” style of leadership. Everyone in our programme tends to blame problems at the faculty completely on the professors, and do not see the fault in their own unprofessional behaviour. It seems to me that for the most part the students here are willing to be critical of the professionalism and or short comings of the professors and not willing to be critical on ourselves. I feel that with that lesson falling on deaf ears is a shame. I am not saying don’t have fun, but realize that we as educators need to be professional to the highest level possible even when others around us are not.
Jeremy Lawson