Why Good Teachers Don't Apply For GC When They Should
Raise your hands if you identify with 1 or more of the criteria mentioned below:
You give your best as a teacher.You love spending time with your students.You love being involved & working in 'the field'.You love coming up with programmes for your students.You constantly develop your skills to be a better teacher.You absolutely abhor paperwork.You think that paperwork does not benefit your practice or your students. Oh yes. I see a lot of hands.
Chances are you love teaching. You're intelligent & talented. You're probably a practising GC but you think that the GC vetting process is flawed & hopelessly biased against teachers like you. So, you chose not to go for it.
You don't like to appear haughty. So much so that you avoid praise, credit or titles like the plague. You tend to deflect praise or play down your work/success. So, you chose not to go for it.
Also, chances are you've met GCs who are clueless, unimpressive, snobbish or, plainly put, und…
You give your best as a teacher.You love spending time with your students.You love being involved & working in 'the field'.You love coming up with programmes for your students.You constantly develop your skills to be a better teacher.You absolutely abhor paperwork.You think that paperwork does not benefit your practice or your students. Oh yes. I see a lot of hands.
Chances are you love teaching. You're intelligent & talented. You're probably a practising GC but you think that the GC vetting process is flawed & hopelessly biased against teachers like you. So, you chose not to go for it.
You don't like to appear haughty. So much so that you avoid praise, credit or titles like the plague. You tend to deflect praise or play down your work/success. So, you chose not to go for it.
Also, chances are you've met GCs who are clueless, unimpressive, snobbish or, plainly put, und…