Introduction Looking back on my career in education, I find it surprising and enlightening that it feels a lot like raising children. I knew going into teaching that I enjoyed my trade and wanted to pass this passion on to the next generation. What I didn’t expect was the joy I experience watching people grow,…
PIDP 3260: Assignment 4 – Reflection #2 Objective For this reflective writing assignment I’ve chosen to reflect on Brookfield’s quote from The Skillful Teacher, ‘’Teaching is frequently a gloriously messy pursuit in which shock, contradiction and risk are endemic” (p. 1). In this quote, Brookfield is acknowledging the realities of teaching. The first paragraph of…
The Scenario Joe is not the strongest of students. He is over 50 years old, has 25+ years of work experience in the electrical industry, but has a history of struggling to pass trade school. He is part of the electrical union and enjoys his work, but they are starting to push him to complete…