A multi-million dollar package to address rising teacher supply shortages in Western Australian schools has been labelled “desperate” by the state’s education union.
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A multi-million dollar package to address rising teacher supply shortages in Western Australian schools has been labelled “desperate” by the state’s education union.
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There is no real value in the two year training for a graduate as the best training for teaching is ‘on the job’ with an experienced mentor. Teaching is a practical art and is best taught by an apprenticeship model. All the child psychology theory is largely useless. Better to have a course on pedagogy informed by neuroscience, and solid training is curriculum writing, lesson planning, and effective assessment. The skills of classroom management are best taught in a classroom with a coach/mentor.