Knitting Circles 15 October

I asked if the students they were adequately prepared, by school, for tertiary studies.

Some felt they weren't  and were at a disadvantage. The majority felt they were, especially coming from model c schools (government schools which are furthered subsidised by parents). Although they didn't study subjects like Design at school (and have gone onto a degree in design), they feel that the standard of education prepared them sufficiently to deal with 1^st year.

The conversation explored attitudes toward learning; if a culture and enthusiastic attitude toward studying and learning is cultivated at an earlier stage of development, learning becomes part of life.

We also discussed how some teachers, even though they have classes of 50, are able to command respect from learners, having disciplined and orderly classrooms.

Teaching is a vocation and ought to be respected as such. Not everyone can teach, and the view that it is just a job becomes an injustice to the field and to learners.