Lecturer and PhD candidate Shannon-Bishop Swart shares from her 21 years of experience teaching across four continents.

Key Takeaways:

- Shannon's teaching experience under non-ideal circumstances in India (01:33)

- Corporal punishment at schools in India (03:55)

- Maintaining discipline in oversubscribed classrooms (07:08)

- Creating a contract and classroom constitution with learners (07: 30)

- Voice level charts (08:45)

- Dealing with school administration (10:19)

- Building good relationships with HODs and fellow teachers (11:05)

- Keeping a journal as a tool for mental wellness (13:00)

- Entering a new, potentially difficult work environment as a young, less experienced teacher (15:00)

- Work-life balance: actively making time for your personal life (17:35)

- Shannon's teaching experience in the UK and France, when contrasted with that of SA (19:30)

"Create a contract with your learners and say to them, what do you expect from this class?" - Shannon Bishop-Swart.

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