This week, having engaged with the paper by Stephen J. Ball (2010) surrounding performativity which is entitled "The teacher's soul and the terrors of performativity." There was an ideology present in which students that don't perform academically are valued less. This is something which I had never really thought about before, and having related it to my own experiences that ideology is present in schools.
Analysis/Comment:
Relating this ideology to my own experiences in a classroom setting it is common that teachers perhaps give more attention to and favour those who are high performers. They may favour these students as they pay paint a better picture of the particular teachers ability and teaching. The teacher wants them to excel such …show more content…
Having discussed this during the tutorial, there are many benefits of mentoring within our practice which include it increases professional development, professionalises the staffroom conversations and increases the standard of professional behaviours.
Analysis/Comment:
Having received a standard of mentoring throughout my school placement from my co-operating teacher it was something which stood to me having completed the 10 weeks placement. Having provided me with professional constructive feedback on my teaching prior to inspections, proved to be beneficial as it allowed me to perhaps amend my minor faults. There was a consistent flow of sharing of pedagogy, in which he suggested effective methods to me and I informed him of new pedagogies being currently promoted within the University. This level of mentoring was only possible as I felt that I was not too proud in myself to look for help and I did not take the constructive feedback negatively. My mentor was also flexible and open enough to provide me with the feedback and integration of new …show more content…
According to, Rowley (1999) ,there are many characteristics of a mentor which contribute to the development of professional development. These characteristics include "committed to the role of mentoring" (Rowley 1999). Here, the mentor will be focused on the improvement of all aspects on your professional development, not failing to act as a mentor throughout the course. A mentor should also be "accepting of the beginning teacher" (Rowley 1999). This will be a foundation of trust in the relationship between the mentor and the beginner teacher, the teacher will be comfortable in their current competencies of the mentor. The mentor should also be "a model of a continuous learner" (Rowley 1999). Here the mentor is willing to learn from the pedagogies of the new teachers, rather than going on what works best for themselves. These characteristics all contribute to the positive impact of mentoring on professional development of new
Analysis/Comment:
Relating this ideology to my own experiences in a classroom setting it is common that teachers perhaps give more attention to and favour those who are high performers. They may favour these students as they pay paint a better picture of the particular teachers ability and teaching. The teacher wants them to excel such …show more content…
Having discussed this during the tutorial, there are many benefits of mentoring within our practice which include it increases professional development, professionalises the staffroom conversations and increases the standard of professional behaviours.
Analysis/Comment:
Having received a standard of mentoring throughout my school placement from my co-operating teacher it was something which stood to me having completed the 10 weeks placement. Having provided me with professional constructive feedback on my teaching prior to inspections, proved to be beneficial as it allowed me to perhaps amend my minor faults. There was a consistent flow of sharing of pedagogy, in which he suggested effective methods to me and I informed him of new pedagogies being currently promoted within the University. This level of mentoring was only possible as I felt that I was not too proud in myself to look for help and I did not take the constructive feedback negatively. My mentor was also flexible and open enough to provide me with the feedback and integration of new …show more content…
According to, Rowley (1999) ,there are many characteristics of a mentor which contribute to the development of professional development. These characteristics include "committed to the role of mentoring" (Rowley 1999). Here, the mentor will be focused on the improvement of all aspects on your professional development, not failing to act as a mentor throughout the course. A mentor should also be "accepting of the beginning teacher" (Rowley 1999). This will be a foundation of trust in the relationship between the mentor and the beginner teacher, the teacher will be comfortable in their current competencies of the mentor. The mentor should also be "a model of a continuous learner" (Rowley 1999). Here the mentor is willing to learn from the pedagogies of the new teachers, rather than going on what works best for themselves. These characteristics all contribute to the positive impact of mentoring on professional development of new