Social Issues Day

I would just like to reflect on today's social issues day. First, I found the plenary session in the morning to be most interesting and useful. I feel the survivors experiences made me realize the true devastations of the Holocaust and provided some excellent insights on how the Holocaust could be presented in a classroom and its relevance to today. Further, the resource package provided to us, I feel is an excellent way to further our individual knowledge and feel more confident about teaching the subject.

In the afternoon I had the opportunity to attend the introduction to TRIBES workshop. I felt the guest speaker was excellent in presenting the material, and came with an extensive background knowledge and experiences to share with us. In addition he provided us with some great activities that we could use in our own classrooms. Lastly, I thought the resource package contained even more great ideas and effective strategies that could be brought into almost any classroom. Let me know if you would like a copy of this booklet.

The Contemporary Moral Issues for Catholic Teachers was the other workshop I attended. The presenter was wonderful and brought with him excellent answers to any questions we had concerning moral issues that we may be faced with in our classrooms. He was most helpful in assisting us construct useful and positive responses to questions our future students may present us with.

Thoughts on Applications

Apprehensive
Pressure
Police checks
Late nights
I really want to succeed
Catholic reflections
Attachments
Time consuming
Instructions
OCT
Need a cover letter!
Stress