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Re: My Experience Today by younglleo: 5:10pm On Sep 30, 2021

Re: My Experience Today by SweetDipBenny(m): 5:11pm On Sep 30, 2021

OlodoGraduate:
Woah.
It seems I'm living up to my name , "OlodoGraduate".
So, I dropped an application in a school about 2 weeks ago. I got called yesterday to come for interview. I was given a written test. I believe I did good in the test. Then, I was asked to come for a microteaching today.

I was given the topics to prepare for - in Mathematics; bearing and in Physics; Electricity.

I got home and didn't work towards crosschecking my mastery of these topics as I made my self believe that I would get no glitches in teaching these topics and I also got this crazy headache. I just took drugs and slept all along.

Today came, I quickly came up with a lesson note and proceeded to the school....

Since the school is on holiday, the SSS 2 and SSS 3 were together for lessons. I was asked to teach Bearings first. I began quite good and after a while, I was given a question to solve with the students.

It was a past WAEC question on calculation in Bearings. I was able to make out the diagram, but then I knew outrightly that something was wrong..

I knew what was wrong but I was unable to rectify it. I was just there in the front, blanking out of options....
Thankfully, I was put through by my supervisors {in fact, I really appreciate them} in a polite way and one of them even asked to students to applaud me.

I managed to appeal to the students and explained that "such happens at times".

The supervisor also tried to buttress my point by sighting an example of a case where examiners with over 30 years of experience couldn't solve a certain question — probably not to let me feel hopeless. I wanted to hold on to that as a panacea, but then I snapped out of it "shame on me".

Shame on u bro grin

Re: My Experience Today by 2real52: 5:11pm On Sep 30, 2021

Oga or madam, were you offered the job? Yes or no. I want to know whether to withdraw Bidemi from the school

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Re: My Experience Today by femi4: 5:13pm On Sep 30, 2021

OlodoGraduate:
With the Physics too, I did quite well, but can you imagine: stupid me forgetting what a potentiometer is used for and I was even confusing the total emf of cells in a series with the total the emf of cells in parallel!

I could only think of the reasons for my lapses to myself but not tell to my supervisors to justify myself. At least, I was informed of the topics to prepare for..
Or is it anybody's fault that the last time I opened a Physics textbook or manual was sometimes last year or that I was unable to prepare for the tests.. lol

Well, they were really understanding (they did not condemn my mistakes) and still considered me for employment...
In summary, even if you're confident about something, there's no harm in double checking. No one is perfect!!...

Have you ever been in such a tight situation?

I don't, even if I teach the same topic every year. I'm always looking for a new way, methods, teaching aids, better examples I can use to drive home my points.

Re: My Experience Today by Veervee: 5:14pm On Sep 30, 2021

I don't try to form that am a genius, I go to class with my test book, note and examples to solve..... If U bring any question I use the testbook to answer....... Anyhu most times the student are very happy that they understood what oh have taught them.....

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Re: My Experience Today by chatinent: 5:14pm On Sep 30, 2021

How dem go laugh this baba when e comot ehn.

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Re: My Experience Today by zexy2030(m): 5:16pm On Sep 30, 2021

Porn has reduced your brain space.

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Re: My Experience Today by Jackossky(m): 5:17pm On Sep 30, 2021

Nwaotu10:
It happens,bro.
I once forgot what a paragraph is, in one of micro-teaching interview I attended. I told my supervisor that "a paragraph is a gap precursors to main ideas"
She was like, what now is indentation since a paragraph is a gap................? An English graduate for that matter!!! Lol!

School me on both
In a layman's term.

Re: My Experience Today by mybiz234: 5:19pm On Sep 30, 2021

OlodoGraduate:
With the Physics too, I did quite well, but can you imagine: stupid me forgetting what a potentiometer is used for and I was even confusing the total emf of cells in a series with the total the emf of cells in parallel!

I could only think of the reasons for my lapses to myself but not tell to my supervisors to justify myself. At least, I was informed of the topics to prepare for..
Or is it anybody's fault that the last time I opened a Physics textbook or manual was sometimes last year or that I was unable to prepare for the tests.. lol

Well, they were really understanding (they did not condemn my mistakes) and still considered me for employment...
In summary, even if you're confident about something, there's no harm in double checking. No one is perfect!!...

Have you ever been in such a tight situation?

You are truly an olodo grin

Today makes the 11th year I have read physics last and I still know series and parallel summation of email. cheesy

Re: My Experience Today by Asiri1991: 5:19pm On Sep 30, 2021

Next time, solve polynomials.

Re: My Experience Today by Gate050: 5:20pm On Sep 30, 2021

Thinktwicemybro:
Nigeria universities are a total waste of time. The will give the department a heavy name but no equipment inside. The lectures are so dumb that they use one material to teach till they retire. It's better to learn trade in aba than depend on certificate.

What kind of a trade are you talking about that one has to learn through the use of double barrel gun in ya hand?

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Re: My Experience Today by tchidi066(f): 5:21pm On Sep 30, 2021

Lol, it happens a lot, nobody is perfect and we learn everyday

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Re: My Experience Today by Nwaotu10(m): 5:22pm On Sep 30, 2021

Jackossky:
School me on both
In a layman's term.

Indentation is a blank space (gap) before a paragraph.

Paragraph is a written composition or probably a group of words discussing a single point.

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Re: My Experience Today by mybiz234: 5:22pm On Sep 30, 2021

illicit:
Exactly, I felt so stupid

Because some of my students were actually there and some of them knew I was not correct, they were just looking at me with wide eyes

I went to apologise to them too, they laughed it off and were like, what was I thinking

They said when I left, that the vice principal told them not to dwell on it, that I will soon realise my mistake lol

That your principal is a good person.

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Re: My Experience Today by FamTomx2(m): 5:23pm On Sep 30, 2021

OlodoGraduate:
Woah.
It seems I'm living up to my name , "OlodoGraduate".
So, I dropped an application in a school about 2 weeks ago. I got called yesterday to come for interview. I was given a written test. I believe I did good in the test. Then, I was asked to come for a microteaching today.

I was given the topics to prepare for - in Mathematics; bearing and in Physics; Electricity.

I got home and didn't work towards crosschecking my mastery of these topics as I made my self believe that I would get no glitches in teaching these topics and I also got this crazy headache. I just took drugs and slept all along.

Today came, I quickly came up with a lesson note and proceeded to the school....

Since the school is on holiday, the SSS 2 and SSS 3 were together for lessons. I was asked to teach Bearings first. I began quite good and after a while, I was given a question to solve with the students.

It was a past WAEC question on calculation in Bearings. I was able to make out the diagram, but then I knew outrightly that something was wrong..

I knew what was wrong but I was unable to rectify it. I was just there in the front, blanking out of options....
Thankfully, I was put through by my supervisors {in fact, I really appreciate them} in a polite way and one of them even asked to students to applaud me.

I managed to appeal to the students and explained that "such happens at times".

The supervisor also tried to buttress my point by sighting an example of a case where examiners with over 30 years of experience couldn't solve a certain question — probably not to let me feel hopeless. I wanted to hold on to that as a panacea, but then I snapped out of it "shame on me".

Friction

Re: My Experience Today by payloader(m): 5:24pm On Sep 30, 2021

slawormiir:
Damnnn niggar
Bros op loose guard

Proper preparation prevent poor performance but not without weed

You for dragg one tie ....even if you nor prepare

That year for physics...I dey chop wave and electricity
Then come drink Electromagnetism as water

Re: My Experience Today by Promzy99: 5:24pm On Sep 30, 2021

It only takes an educated mind to make mistake, realise his mistake, accept his mistake and apologise 4 his mistakes. But u see an illiterate? They will argue, cry nd yet pride won't let dem accept dia mistake.

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Re: My Experience Today by Akalia(m): 5:25pm On Sep 30, 2021

slawormiir:
Damnnn niggar
Bros op loose guard

Proper preparation prevent poor performance but not without weed

You for dragg one tie ....even if you nor prepare

That year for physics...I dey chop wave and electricity
Then come drink Electromagnetism as water

Lies. You were a poor performer in all the science subjects, your performance was such a debilitating flop that you had to be demoted to art class all the way from science class. You remember me that year, I be the guy wey them dey call acada. Na me dey carry second that year after professor. You remember me now? What a small world.

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Re: My Experience Today by ehis05(m): 5:28pm On Sep 30, 2021

OlodoGraduate:
With the Physics too, I did quite well, but can you imagine: stupid me forgetting what a potentiometer is used for and I was even confusing the total emf of cells in a series with the total the emf of cells in parallel!

I could only think of the reasons for my lapses to myself but not tell to my supervisors to justify myself. At least, I was informed of the topics to prepare for..
Or is it anybody's fault that the last time I opened a Physics textbook or manual was sometimes last year or that I was unable to prepare for the tests.. lol

Well, they were really understanding (they did not condemn my mistakes) and still considered me for employment...
In summary, even if you're confident about something, there's no harm in double checking. No one is perfect!!...

Have you ever been in such a tight situation?

I dont understand anything you just said. Anyhow is sounds like u know book to me grin

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Re: My Experience Today by Hallenjay: 5:28pm On Sep 30, 2021

GOT 80% on test and I was to take math n phy. I choose simultaneous eqn and motion on phy. No preparation prior to ds but I was told to choose a topic I can conveniently teach.
Fast forward, physics done n dusted. .forget one of d formula.
in Maths , after my explanation. Forming example 4 simultaneous eqn was getting difficult so I asked the students to get one for me dats wen all of dem echo to each other dat there's one de r having difficulties to solve, we shd solve it.(looks like one of der recent assignment ) After I break everything finished, and it was abt gvin me headache, I stop carrying dem along and reach an answer though incorrect, told dem I will com and finish it the next day.
Confidently leave the class while they all clap for me.
I never felt humiliated or shame. I pull the confident tru nd d principal says it's okay , he now corrected me on some aspect n gve me d job but I left bcs d money too small

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Re: My Experience Today by ADude(m): 5:28pm On Sep 30, 2021

Mercychen:
Thank God. The subject I teach is not something most schools understand or know much about. So whenever I'm called for micro-teachings like that, I'm not shaky because even if I "tabon", no body will notice. .

Sometimes I confuse them with my British accent that they give up looking for faults. Lol..

Luckily for me, I've never made any mistakes.

We will soon catch you pants down mate

Re: My Experience Today by adewumiopeyemi(m): 5:30pm On Sep 30, 2021

I guess you were tense during the interview

Re: My Experience Today by Freezby2020: 5:33pm On Sep 30, 2021

OlodoGraduate:
Woah.
It seems I'm living up to my name , "OlodoGraduate".
So, I dropped an application in a school about 2 weeks ago. I got called yesterday to come for interview. I was given a written test. I believe I did good in the test. Then, I was asked to come for a microteaching today.

I was given the topics to prepare for - in Mathematics; bearing and in Physics; Electricity.

I got home and didn't work towards crosschecking my mastery of these topics as I made my self believe that I would get no glitches in teaching these topics and I also got this crazy headache. I just took drugs and slept all along.

Today came, I quickly came up with a lesson note and proceeded to the school....

Since the school is on holiday, the SSS 2 and SSS 3 were together for lessons. I was asked to teach Bearings first. I began quite good and after a while, I was given a question to solve with the students.

It was a past WAEC question on calculation in Bearings. I was able to make out the diagram, but then I knew outrightly that something was wrong..

I knew what was wrong but I was unable to rectify it. I was just there in the front, blanking out of options....
Thankfully, I was put through by my supervisors {in fact, I really appreciate them} in a polite way and one of them even asked to students to applaud me.

I managed to appeal to the students and explained that "such happens at times".

The supervisor also tried to buttress my point by sighting an example of a case where examiners with over 30 years of experience couldn't solve a certain question — probably not to let me feel hopeless. I wanted to hold on to that as a panacea, but then I snapped out of it "shame on me".

I love your sincerity, you are good. Be sure that next time, in every assignment u don't take any for granted.
It equally a lesson to all, a person that "FAILED TO PREPARE, PREPARED TO FAIL"

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Re: My Experience Today by tuzle(m): 5:33pm On Sep 30, 2021

fergie001:
Bearings & Distances, Circle Geometry; these are always tough ones.

Chai.....take heart.

I like bearing and distance, but dislike circle geometry. Circle geometry examples in the text books are always simple, but waec questions is a different case.

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Re: My Experience Today by Shezzman: 5:35pm On Sep 30, 2021

Lol.
And what subject could that be

Mercychen:
Thank God. The subject I teach is not something most schools understand or know much about. So whenever I'm called for micro-teachings like that, I'm not shaky because even if I "tabon", no body will notice. .

Sometimes I confuse them with my British accent that they give up looking for faults. Lol..

Luckily for me, I've never made any mistakes.

Re: My Experience Today by fergie001: 5:36pm On Sep 30, 2021

tuzle:
I like bearing and distance, but dislike circle geometry. Circle geometry examples in the text books are always simple, but waec questions is a different case.

Circle Geometry is tough but more easier for those who studied Further Mathematics.

I perfected Bearings & Distances, Latitude & Longitude whilst I was serving upon all my "Chike Obi" in Mathematics. cheesy

Re: My Experience Today by pek(m): 5:37pm On Sep 30, 2021

OlodoGraduate:
Or is it anybody's fault that the last time I opened a Physics textbook or manual was sometimes last year or that I was unable to prepare for the tests.. lol

Well, they were really understanding (they did not condemn my mistakes) and still considered me for employment...
In summary, even if you're confident about something, there's no harm in double checking. No one is perfect!!...

Have you ever been in such a tight situation?

Don't go about speaking that to students.

Re: My Experience Today by Nobody: 5:37pm On Sep 30, 2021

Mercychen:
Thank God. The subject I teach is not something most schools understand or know much about. So whenever I'm called for micro-teachings like that, I'm not shaky because even if I "tabon", no body will notice. .

Sometimes I confuse them with my British accent that they give up looking for faults. Lol..

Luckily for me, I've never made any mistakes.

are you a Diction instructor?

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Re: My Experience Today by alizma: 5:39pm On Sep 30, 2021

OlodoGraduate:
Woah.
It seems I'm living up to my name , "OlodoGraduate".
So, I dropped an application in a school about 2 weeks ago. I got called yesterday to come for interview. I was given a written test. I believe I did good in the test. Then, I was asked to come for a microteaching today.

I was given the topics to prepare for - in Mathematics; bearing and in Physics; Electricity.

I got home and didn't work towards crosschecking my mastery of these topics as I made my self believe that I would get no glitches in teaching these topics and I also got this crazy headache. I just took drugs and slept all along.

Today came, I quickly came up with a lesson note and proceeded to the school....

Since the school is on holiday, the SSS 2 and SSS 3 were together for lessons. I was asked to teach Bearings first. I began quite good and after a while, I was given a question to solve with the students.

It was a past WAEC question on calculation in Bearings. I was able to make out the diagram, but then I knew outrightly that something was wrong..

I knew what was wrong but I was unable to rectify it. I was just there in the front, blanking out of options....
Thankfully, I was put through by my supervisors {in fact, I really appreciate them} in a polite way and one of them even asked to students to applaud me.

I managed to appeal to the students and explained that "such happens at times".

The supervisor also tried to buttress my point by sighting an example of a case where examiners with over 30 years of experience couldn't solve a certain question — probably not to let me feel hopeless. I wanted to hold on to that as a panacea, but then I snapped out of it "shame on me".

They were wrong to have solve a question didn't work on before entering the hall. Your supervisor is a bad person. Then back to your own part, you guffed woefully, how could you be going for an interview and you didn't solve two or three questions on the topic?

Re: My Experience Today by 24brains(m): 5:39pm On Sep 30, 2021

Olodo graduate. Common bearings that motor use to roll you cannot teach.

Re: My Experience Today by fergie001: 5:39pm On Sep 30, 2021

Asiri1991:
Next time, solve polynomials.

That was my nickname back then in Secondary.... grin

...was a king back then, destroying every form of remainder theorem, etc cheesy

Now, brain don rust cheesy

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