Hi everyone,

Hope you are all well and looking forward to meeting again this week.  Right, here goes with good and bad learning experiences...

I have been fortunate to have had many good teachers but my year 6 teacher always springs to mind as being the best.  He was firm but fair, approachable and always clear in his expectations.  I clearly remember the practical aspects of his lessons (building fairground rides and spaghetti bridges to name a few) and I was never bored in his class.  He always provided feedback in a positive manner and valued the work I produced, because of this I wanted to do the best that I could. 

My bad learning experience was courtesy of my tutor while trying to complete a foundation degree in art. This tutor never seemed to have any time to spend with me and would ask me to go in on days off only to ignore the fact I was in the building and then criticise me for not putting in the hours on a following session.  I felt 'a bit lost' in her charge and was never clear about her expectations.  Her feedback swayed between  negative and non-existent.  Eventually I had enough and walked out, never to return.  It was then that I decided to complete teacher training instead.

See you all on Friday,
Jodie