In this episode, teachers in training Rune Geldenhuys and Michaela Chetty, reflect on their experience having done their practicals - and the core learnings they carry with them going into the workforce.
Key Takeaways:
- The importance of authenticity when teaching (04:01)
- why it helps your sense of wellness to be organized (04:28)
- on changing your personality (05:23)
- how to get the best break in the staffroom (08:13)
- lack of discipline as a result of domestic issues (09:07)
- ideas for introducing critical self-awareness to learners (11:58)
- the importance of being adaptable (13:20)
- on teaching yourself how to teach (16:29)
- the power of reading widely (18:14)
- the role of a teacher’s gender in the classroom (19:49)
- Michaela’s top tip (22:14)
- Rune’s top tip (23.02)
- on finding work-life balance (23:33)
"As teachers, we forget that we’re allowed to be calm and okay and easy and gentle…" Michaela Chetty
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Presented by Stellenbosch University's Faculty of Education, Staffroom Chatter aims to create the space for critical conversation between academics, experts and students. It exists to paint a clearer picture by analyzing the current South African education system.
Staffroom Chatter - from our eyes to your ears.
Hosts: Wilnelie Niemand, Michaela Chetty & George Jonker
Producer: Joshua Prinsloo