I get told 2 things:
- There are no such programs available for me in any way because I've only worked there for about 1 year and I am not yet a permanent employee (which takes about 3 years). A shame, but fair enough. However:
- In order to do my student teaching, I would need to take time off. The district is not going to grant me a leave of absence for the same reason as mentioned above.
Effectively this means that next year, when my student teaching comes around, I am going to have to quit my job.
I am trying to talk to other people to see whether this is actually true, because it seems a bit strange to me. More on this later.
Michiel, I talked with Neil recently about the same issue. You might want to talk with him because he mention I might be able to do my student teaching in my own classroom. We did not discuss the practicum so I don't know how that would work. Keep us updated.
ReplyDeleteThanks for bringing that issue up. I will talk to Neil as well. I want to try to do my teaching in my school as much as possible. My school principal is very willing to help out. Let me know about the financial assistance.
ReplyDeleteAll challenges have multiple solutions.
ReplyDelete"No" or questionable solutions may simply mean you need to think outside the box until you arrive at a solution that will work for all parties. I like the thoughts that "... if possible, be creative and try to solve the issue within your own building".