Rachel's Hot Teaching Tips
...... Rachel reckons it takes dedication and passion to be a successful teacher. She said to teach well it was important to love the profession.
"It is important to invent new things to do with the students and different ways to teach. What works for one may not for another, so you have to be able to adapt your practices to suit different children."
And Rachel said teachers had to be creative.
"You need excellent organisational skills, plus strong people and communication skills. I think a high level of professionalism is important ......"
Rachel Gargalakos teachers at Taroona High School, Tasmania.
Reported by Jarrad Bevan, Sunday Tasmanian 29-6-08
"Teaching is so much more than just a job, there are a lot of extra hours and you need to have genuine concern for the students and their future."
Teaching can be a challenging and rewarding career.
"I had a lecturer at university that told us 'the day you no longer enjoy teaching is the day to quit'. I think that is because the job is about more than the mechanics of the workplace it's a caring profession."
...... She said there were many ways to keep students engaged in their education.
"It is important to invent new things to do with the students and different ways to teach. What works for one may not for another, so you have to be able to adapt your practices to suit different children."
And Rachel said teachers had to be creative.
"You need excellent organisational skills, plus strong people and communication skills. I think a high level of professionalism is important ......"
Rachel Gargalakos teachers at Taroona High School, Tasmania.
Reported by Jarrad Bevan, Sunday Tasmanian 29-6-08
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