As we hit the half-way mark of our first half-term, I can’t quite believe how quickly the time is going. At this point, we’re in full swing of lessons, marking and planning.
Hopefully, as an NQT, you’ll be finding yourself settling into certain procedures; I’m finding that slowly but consistently, each of the respective routines are falling into place.
In particular, I’m enjoying tailoring lessons to my own teaching style. There’s a definitive satisfaction knowing that you’ve spent time and energy on researching strategies that you really think will help embellish your students’ knowledge.
Generally, the lessons I’m delivering are being received well. However, I’ve been hit with an obstacle that I didn’t anticipate quite this early in the year: GCSE apathy. It seems that no matter how hard I try or how many hours are spent trying to challenge and push my year 11 students, I’m being met with serious idleness. It’s discouraging to say the least.
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