The Role of Preservice Teacher Education

According to Mary M. Kennedy's work "The Role of Preservice Teacher Education" "Learning to teaching consists of two mains parts: you learn the subject you intend to teach through college level liberal art and clauses, and you refine your technique and personal style through experience in your own classroom" So what is the practical difference between a suitable person who teaches and a graduated teacher?

I've interviewed two graduated teachers, one who is working on a Private Institution "Friends Institute" and the other is working on a public School "Colegio No751". Both were agree about that the most important aspects about teaching are learned through the real experience on the classroom, but also they considered that the knowledge learned through formal education gives them essential tools to develop his job successfully.

On the other hand, on the observational work that I've made in both classroom, Public School and in the Private Institute, I've seen that classes are organized in a very similar way to my own experience as a secondary student. I believe that you need pedagogy in order to know how to be a guide for you students. As the role of teachers is not only transmitting knowledge of a certain subject. Beyond that it is the construction of a relationship of confidence and mutual respect between teacher and student. And it is necessary be able to deal with a wide range of concepts from psychology, history; social research and so on if you aim is to be successful in such complicated vocation.

People use to say that"Every teacher has his book" but how much of their style was "borrowed" from their own teachers? At this point it is crucial to mention the "frames of reference" or models of teaching which teachers are learned through they own experience as students. They told me that old models were useless nowadays because all the society has changed and students not only are very hard to motivate but also they have a lot of troubles with discipline. However I believe that when you start to teach it would be very difficult to change these initial frames of reference because you do not have enough confidence for trying new experiences. But I consider that it is important try new methodologies and ideas in order to find your own best way to teaching.

Regarding to the behavior of the students both experiences were extremely different. On the Public school the number of students was larger, they were almost 30 and the average of age was 12 years old. On this case the mayor problem was the lack of discipline, the student were chatting, singing, and arguing with the teacher and classmates all the time. It was very difficult for them to focus on the assignment, a revision test, and the teacher had to deal specially with a couple of boys who were the "trouble makers"; she even had to call the PRECEPTORA and asked for

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