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Reply 260

MattMc

Are you autistic?

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Reply 261

Autistic Merit

Original post by Scienceisgood

You avoided my question on how to be the super awesome teacher everyone likes. :sad:

I guess it's not one I can answer. :frown:

Original post by ChildInDisguise

Well that's a bit stupid. What if they're properly at each other? Surely they shouldn't have a problem with it as your actually protecting them from themselves.

Best to not get involved still, for your own good.

Original post by Ecro

Have you ever told a sex joke in class? What was it? (If yes)

Of course not.

Original post by rbnphlp

One more q : what was harder for you in terms of workload , pgce or a day to day life as a teacher

Teacher is 10 times heavier workload than the PGCE.

Original post by Frodokins

What do you teach?

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Secondary maths

Reply 262

Luketreherne

What do you make of Mr Gove as an education secretary ?

Reply 263

Scienceisgood

What's the best school trip you've ever been on and how long have you been teaching?

Reply 264

Autistic Merit

Original post by MattMc

Are you autistic?

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As my username suggests, I am indeed autistic (Asperger's). Not hugely severe though but I do have social difficulties (very rigid thought) and difficulty with seeing things from another perspective, if that makes sense.

Reply 265

Autistic Merit

Original post by Luketreherne

What do you make of Mr Gove as an education secretary ?

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Original post by Scienceisgood

What's the best school trip you've ever been on and how long have you been teaching?

An aquarium. 3 years.

Reply 266

Scienceisgood

How do you feel with students being forced to take maths until they're 18 now?

Reply 267

Scienceisgood

Are the maths and science departments at each other's throats in your school like they were in my old one before I went to uni?

Reply 268

Limpopo

Is it still de rigueur to belittle and browbeat gifted left handers like myself to switch to their right hand for hand writing or are teachers now largely just glad if their young charges manage to write anything at all even if it is by clutching a fat crayon between their toes?

Reply 269

Gorwell

How do you feel about teachers that tell students that they're failures?

Any confidence tips for prospective teachers?

:smile:

Reply 270

Luketreherne

Why did you choose to go into teaching , more so why did you choose to teach maths ?

Reply 271

Scienceisgood

Have you ever received Christmas cards/presents from your students before?

Reply 272

MattMc

Original post by Scienceisgood

How do you feel with students being forced to take maths until they're 18 now?

Since when?? Not that I care as I don't mind it

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Reply 273

Nadine_08

Original post by Autistic Merit

Yeah I've been there... Kinda awkward...

I'm a teacher.

So why did you decide to make a TSR account then? Or did you make it when you were a student but you still use it now?

Reply 274

Dr DaMan

How much work are you doing currently, now it's the summer holidays? Do you have much preparation to do for September?

Reply 275

demx9

Original post by Autistic Merit

About half of the extremely badly behaved students are black though. :eek:

what a surprise, lol.

Reply 276

Nadine_08

Worst type of student?
Do you care if students like you or not or do you just get on with your job?

Reply 277

Nadine_08

Do you think it's okay that a student does all the written work but doesn't participate?

Reply 278

Autistic Merit

Original post by Nadine_08

Worst type of student?
Do you care if students like you or not or do you just get on with your job?

Year 9 girls are, on the whole awful; rude, defiant and foul-mouthed. They also have a pack mentality and stick up for each other when one gets told off.

I like to have a positive relationship with my students but I accept that there will always be some students who bear grudges and don't like me. I'm not too bothered about them.

Original post by Nadine_08

Do you think it's okay that a student does all the written work but doesn't participate?

All students should at least try their best to participate. I do incorporate really easy questions into my lessons which are intended to be ones that even the shy students wouldn't mind having a go at.