Teaching Practicum 2

Teaching Practicum 2 has truly been an extraordinary learning experience, in my teacher-training at the institute. It has indeed been a period of self reflection and discovery of my pedagogical style, and its inherent strengths and weaknesses: but more importantly though, the experience has brought about an entirely new dimension and re-assessment of my role as an aspiring teacher. I am truly grateful for the indelible experiences gained from the remarkable sojourn at Changkat Changi Secondary School, where I experienced the trials and tribulations, and the joys of teaching.

The 8 gruelling weeks, have been a most humbling and meaningful experience, in which I have discovered first-hand how, my very actions and words shape the minds and characters of my charges. I have learnt that it truly does not matter what I teach, but how I teach that determines my worth as an educator. The teaching practicum has entrenched in me, the belief that teachers are innovators and facilitators, creating learning experiences etched firmly in the minds of learners.

I have come to realize that English Language and Art are therefore merely the tools with which I impress upon these impressionable individuals, life-long skills and values which will see them through their lives, long after the sound of the last school bell has faded.