My simulated teaching was on the 13th of March. For my set induction, I showed a picture of the prime minister and asked the students to describe him. Then, I related the description of the prime minister to introduce the lesson. My lesson was to teach the characteristics of Oedipus in the earlier scene and the later scene. As for my pre-reading activity, I asked the students to highlight the characteristics of Oedipus in the extract from the prologue and the exodus scenes. For my while-reading, students need to list down the words and identify the connotation of the words.
In my opinion, simulated teaching does have its similarity and differences with real teaching. In terms of similarity, teachers in schools would relate certain things to the story in a way to introduce the story to the students. There are some differences as well. In simulated teaching, we encourage students to discover things but in schools, teachers usually spoon-feed the students. In schools, teacher would go straight to the teaching of the content. Unlike simulated teaching where we ask the students to highlight or identify certain things from the text. Besides that, the classroom environment is different. In simulated teaching, students are more cooperative since they are my course mates. However, that is not the case in real-life teaching. Students tend to challenge the teacher and the teacher needs to know how to handle the class effectively.
So, in real-life scenario, teaching is quite different than simulated teaching. But simulated teaching is a good experience for teachers-to-be as a practice before entering the schools. They can prepare themselves and plan their lesson better when teaching in schools.
3 comments:
Hi Sharon,
Yup, I agree that the similarity between simulated teaching and real-life teaching is that teachers will relate something to the story to introduce the story to the lesson. The purpose of it is to initiate students’ interest in the lesson, as well as to activate the appropriate network of schemata in reading the story.
More often than not, teachers will relate the story to students’ experiences, in order to make them understand better. I also agree with you that the students in school are usually spoon-fed in their learning, instead of undergoing self-discovery activities that are encouraged in simulated teaching.
Most of all, it is an undeniable fact that students in schools will not be as cooperative as the students in the simulated teaching, who are also our course mates.
However, never give up, my friend. No matter what are the differences between simulated teaching and real-life teaching, I'm sure you can adapt the knowledge that you have learnt in your real teaching.
Wish you the best of luck! :)
Hi,
I agree with your opinion that there are similarities between real teaching and simulated teaching is that teacher will connects something to the story as a medium to introduce the lesson. I think that teacher will do the same thing in both simulated teaching and real teaching in order to attract students' attention.
if teacher just teach directly the text, students for sure will refuse to pay their attention to the lesson.
Teacher usually attract students by showing them colourful pictures or video clips so that students will not feel bored and dull.
alright, that's my comment. Good luck for your final exam.
I totally agree with you that real-life teaching is completely different with simulated teaching and micro teaching that we carried out here in class with our friends. Although, I have not taught in real-life classrooms before, I have heard many of our seniors saying that everything is just so different in real-life classrooms. It is all beyond our expectations and imaginations. Real-life classrooms are so much more challenging and difficult to teach. There will be time where teachers will have to face situations that are beyond the teachers' control. Situations such as students who does not listen or pay attention to what the teachers are teaching can be frustrating. Worst still, there are students who will step over the teachers' head and rebel for no reasons. There are many more situations where teachers have to face in real-life schools and classrooms. Anyway, there is nothing to worry. We will all learn to face it when time comes. I am pretty sure that you and I can do it!
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