1. What in your daily practice gets you really enthusiastic to find out more about? Who do you admire who also works with what makes you enthusiastic?
Within my daily practice i work with and teach a lot of different people of different abilities and age ranges. When i enter a class room i have a mix of students some being very confident to others that lack a lot of self esteem or even have challenging issues. I find that seeing children come out of their shell and gain in confidence in what they are doing with in my classes is something i am enthusiastic about achieving. Making those students who perhaps struggle and feel shy or embarrassed at the beginning of a class or even a weekly period, eventually grow in confidence and become heavily engaged and interested in what i am teaching is something that i am enthusiastic about and get a lot of enjoyment from.
The children/students who i work with who have these kind of confidence issues who stand up and give a dance or piece of drama a go in front of their fellow class mates are the people who i admire who i work with in what makes me enthusiastic- these students make my job worth while seeing them develop and improve despite insecurities or complications they may have. I admire them because they face their fears and remove them selves from their comfort zones, which even a lot of adults struggle to do.
2. What gets you angry or makes you sad? Who do you admire who shares your feelings or has found away to work around the sadness and anger?
For me with in my professional practise something that really does make me sad is child neglect. On a number of occasions i have worked with children who have behaviour issues due to a lack of home support. Seeing their potential and how intelligent they can be being ruined by a sudden build up of anger which results in them being removed from the lesson. I have known a case where they have had to be washed and dressed by the school staff as uniform and general hygiene is not provided at home. As a teacher seeing their potential ability to grow and do amazingly well makes me sad and angry, however you have to try and not emotionally invest your self with these kind of situations as they are being taken care of appropriately where needed by the correct support systems. This is a link to childline.org. This is a way of receiving support if you are perhaps aware of someone else's situation or your own, where they offer advice and the best help they can give regards to someone's welfare. I admire this organisation because of all the help they give to try and keep children and young people safe as well as offering help and support to those who may be involved.
https://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/bullying-abuse-safety/abuse-safety/neglect/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=UK_GO_S_B_GEN_New_Grant_ChildLine_Neglect&utm_term=child_neglect_support&gclid=Cj0KEQiAperBBRDfuMf72sr56fIBEiQAPFXszbmGly8sPAhMLJsTF2MHyWHfkQrL0njJuziQU_WXx8saAhTG8P8HAQ&gclsrc=aw.ds#3
3. What do you love about what you do? Who do you admire who also seems to love this or is an example or what you love?
For me something i love with in my profession is creating and building choreography and shows. Having the opportunity to use my knowledge and skill set to create a piece of dance to be performed in front of an audience is where my heart lies. The feeling of appreciation for something you have created once your piece has been performed is overwhelming and something to be proud of. Being able to teach students how to perform and conduct them selves on stage as well as be able to make them feel confident and able enough to perform in front of friends and family is a real bonus.
A choreographer i admire, who's work has always been an inspiration is Brian Friedman. I watch xfactor purely to see his choreography, staging and productions...i think its a dancer thing! In my journal on the 20.11.16 i have put 'Starting a dance to be performed for the Christmas assembly- yesss!' clearly i get far too excited.
4. What do you feel you don't understand? who do you admire who does seem to understand it or who has found a way of making not understanding it interesting or beautiful, or has asked the same questions as you?
This question is the same for me as my answer to number 2. Child neglect is something i do not think many people will ever understand. Bringing a person into the world when you are unable or incapable of supporting and fulfilling a child's needs is baffling to me when i see what damage it can cause. I am aware there will be many many reasons people find it hard to cope or have challenges they are facing them selves but they way people deal with them and seem to be emotional detached from how they are treating that small person is something that will forever confuse me. Again the people i admire regards to this issue are they people fighting and working towards making children safe whether it be staff with in the school, child support systems and many more.5. How do you decide the appropriate ethical response in a given situation? To what extent are disciplinary responses different to that you might expect more generally in society? For example, what level of physical contact would you deem appropriate (and not) from another professional that you would find unacceptable more generally?
When working in a school you have to be careful how you deal with particular situations. For example the way you comfort an upset child due to the fact you are not allowed physical contact. Natural instincts in general society would be to comfort someone in distress would be maybe a hug/arm round them to make them feel at ease, where as in a school environment you have to remember the boundaries and adapt to how you deal with that situation when you are in the teaching role. This is due to child safe guarding and protection. Remembering how our actions my come across to a child in school is different to perhaps a family member close friend of a young age could be very different.
- https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/protecting-your-child-abuse-school-your-schools-role
No comments:
Post a Comment