It was a really tough experience especially when the lesson was really packed and stuffed with jobs for students A & B.
In the middle of the 3 hour lesson, I was feeling like this:
The silent screaming in my head can only be adequately described by the painting on the left. Which was done by a rather famous artist, 1893 Edvard Much - The Scream.
Thankfully, by this time, the teachers started to gravitate to my bench and start helping me by demonstrating some stuff using my materials. So I was saved.
My feelings at the end of the lesson was this:
Its like the sun came out. Painting: After Summer Rain - Varvara HarmonThe food came out really well and I really had to work very fast.
So I hope that the teachers will pay attention to the *only* student in the lesson and help them by giving some assistance.
Being the *only* student also made it very difficult for me to attend all the demonstrations. So most of the time I was wondering what's happening in the class and didn't know how to proceed.
It helped very much when the teachers came around to give me some personal instructions so that I can continue with my work.
Overall, this session was a great eye-opener - to the degree of being eye-popping. I'm sure that the teachers are already tied down in observing the class and clearing the tables, so extra attention would make the lesson even more taxing. We will have to think about how to manage this problem without adding too much burden on our attention in the class. Please feel free to comment on suggestions.
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2 comments:
Impressionist paintings!
It'll be my turn in november haha.
Here are some solutions to this problem, not sure if they'll work though:
1) During the introduction to the dish, the teacher can collect a set of ingredients for this dish as demonstration. After this is done, the teacher can pass this set to this student who is working alone.
2) The teacher can perform all or most of her demonstrations with this student.
3) The teacher can also perhaps instruct students who are working on the same bench to share the burden of cleaning up with this student?
I think the paintings are excellent representatives of how a student will feel if he/she is not pair up in any practical class..
We as future teachers must be mindful of that. Allowing any student (esp those who are less competent in the subject) to face with such situation will be a trama to them (given their age). We must be more sensitive to needs of students as they are at a more vulnerable stage in their life.
(Probably, if i was left alone in such practical class i might not survive.. :x in my opinion, esther did a good job! *Claps*)
I'm for amelia's suggestions as likely that will help decrease the burden of the student.
Another solution might be:
4) Reduce the portion to one serving size since it is individual work.
Any other Suggestions???
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