Reflection: English Prac
The final assignment for our English unit was a reflection. I wasn’t sure whether to post it on here, but what is a blog for if not to reflect. “The relationship between a learner and a teacher is dependent on their level of shared knowledge but the level of learner engagement depends on the [...]
Philosophy of Religion
This unit was tough. It really made me consider what exactly my thoughts were about religion and God, and as soon as I thought I had my thoughts straight, a new reading would be thrown at us that would spin my mind back into a whirlpool. There were three assessable components – a journal [...]
Teaching World Religions – essay
Judaism, Islam and Christianity are believers in one God while Buddhism and Hinduism are seekers after Truth. Discuss this with reference to one religion from each category. Judaism, Islam and Christianity are considered to be Abrahamic religions, or, religions which all stem from the same ancestry – Abraham. As such, there are some fundamental [...]
Withdrawing… NOT giving up!!
I’ve decided to withdraw from the Technologies in Schools subject I had signed up to do this semester. I am not looking at this as giving up – I gave it two weeks, and after looking through future modules and the outline, have decided the 2 hours this workshop takes up every Monday would be [...]
First day of the last semester
Today is the beginning of the end! After 6 years, today is the last time I’ll have a first day of lectures, going through unit outlined and stressing over assignments (until I decide to do my Masters or something…) I’m a bit stressed about History methodology, the assignments involve a couple of presentations and a [...]
Long time no hear!
Things have been absolutely hectic, and although every couple of days I think ‘I really should blog about that’, there just hasn’t been time. School holidays have started, and not a minute too soon. Between uni classes finishing up and now I’ve been cramming in as many prac days as possible. I only have 25 [...]
Prac
And suddenly 2 months has passed! The last few months have been some of the busiest of my life, but I’ve loved (nearly) every minute of it. I found myself a prac placement for English that isn’t too far from home, and although I’m only 2 days in, I’m loving it. My History prac is [...]
Essay: Using popular culture to teach the Bible
The Bible is a difficult text for anyone to study and interpret, particularly high school students. The text is very removed from their everyday lives and experience, having been written in and about a very different time and place to modern Australia. A superficial view and understanding of the Bible leaves students struggling to find [...]
Food for thought: Philosophy
Changing your beliefs is not necessary, but challenging them is. As the British philosopher, John Stuart Mill taught us, you don’t really know for sure what you believe until you see how well those beliefs stand against opposing or contradictory opinion. From D. Elliot 2007, Ethics in the first person: A guide to teaching and [...]
David & his affair with Bathsheba
I promise this blog isn’t turning into a big religous thing – I just find the Old Testament fascinating from a literary point of view I had to read from 1 Samuel 15 through to the end of 2 Samuel, and there are some juicy bits in there! First off, the tutorial questions 1. How [...]