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Soooooooo!!!! Can we expect to hear a bit more from you this time????:confused::D
we will see.depends how busy i am
That time again......time to change my mind. Done. Will post when I change it again ....
ill be waiting n watching
Yeah, welcome back, briefly.
How did you go in the HSC?
terrible. i got a band 1 2 3 4 5. i was only 1 mark off from getting a band 5 in metal and 1 mark off from getting a band 6 in auto.on the day of the metal exam i rolled the defender just 2 hrs before so i was still abit shaken up so considering i was fairly happy with my mark for it. i have not checked my atar yet and i dont have the stuff to check it but i got into csu at bathurst and une at armidale both for primary teaching i chose une and have defered for this year
Was the choice of UNE because its closer to home?Quote:
Originally Posted by schmierer LR at singleton
Do some extra subjects to enable you to teach in highschool if you need to. There is a major shortage of male primary teachers, but not primary teachers in general. Having the ability to work in a highschool if you need to would be beneficial. If you are into metal work and that sort of thing why not teach that and share your love for the craft?
i know people at armidale.at this stage i will not be doing uni for a few years. yes i would do the high school aswell one day. i did hear that the plan is to do away with industry in schools in about 5 yrs time and if kids want to do those courses they have to go to tafe just the word on the wire i heard
I cant see that happening, with the increase in school leaving age from 16 to 17yrs of age I was told that TAFEs are now sending kids back to school who were doing the School certificate via TAFE and they are now pushing to be an adult education facility.Quote:
Originally Posted by schmierer LR at singleton
With the development that the board of studies and the DET have put into the Design and Technology curriculum it wont be going anywhere any time soon.
They may do away with Metal Work and Wood work as a stand alone subject because they have been trying to do that for a while. They want to have it as Technology and Applied Studies (TAS) and have the subjects as Design and Tech Metal, Design and Tech Wood, Design and Tech Sewing, etc etc etc.
If you wanted to add this subject area to you expertise I would advise that you look at D&T based subjects and then pick up some metal qualifications which will act as credits. If you did a mechanics course or welding course or similar course to this to say CertIII level then you would get credits. When you do these in the school system so that you can deliver the subjects you will be acredited in a CertIV in work place assessment and training which is worth alot of cash in many industries. If you decide to leave teaching these qualifications are valuable and can allow you to deliver the OH&S white card which is now a requirement for all building sites, fork lift and other machinery training that sort of thing. All you need to do is be certified as competent yourself and with the CertIV in Work Place Assessment and Training you can then assess others. Valuable skills to have.