Treading lightly...

I realize this topic may have already been talked about in class ad nauseum, but well... to bad for you having to read this :). We are in a bit of a fickle place as pre-service teachers aren't we? The class isn't ours, our authority is limited, the response the students have toward us isn't always the same as the response they have towards their "real" teachers... I think all of that is work-able, do-able, just part of where we are at as a student teacher.

So... out of a genuine desire to take responsibility for my own teaching, my own development as a teacher... i feel there may be a number of things somewhat out of our control? ie- subjective reviews, not "clicking" with your teachers, disagreement with classroom management as in what is and isn't acceptable behavior conducive to learning with those who observe... everyone has opinions about everything in education! everyone, from those newbies like us who know just enough to be dangerous to those who've taught for 20 years.... even among the veterans there can be strong disagreement as to who and who isn't a "good" teacher. My goodness if this isn't the epitome of a subjective career, I'm not sure what is. There is even disagreement on what student learning looks like... we can't even agree on acceptable methods of making sure we are affective teachers, let alone agreeing on if we should even be held accountable!

and yet, a huge factor in whether or not we will get a foot in the door to even attempt at being a teacher hangs on review and recommendation.

what a messy messy field we've entered into.

-hux