A joy to teach
Many people aspire to be as happy in their work as Kendall Schuts. A primary school teacher in Geraldton 颅鈥� a regional port city four-hour鈥檚 drive north of Perth, Western Australia 鈥� Schuts spends her workdays among the eager smiles and laughter of a class of five- and six-year-olds.
Tracy Bennett, BEd (Primary Education) via Open Universities Australia
鈥淢y passion for what I was learning inspired me to achieve something I didn鈥檛 think I was capable of. I didn鈥檛 only get a Bachelor of Education from the last four years 鈥� I made amazing friends and I developed a belief in myself that was never there before. And this was all achieved from the other end of a computer.鈥�
Jared Bruning, BEd (Primary Education) (Hons)
鈥淚t鈥檚 amazing to experience the innovative lessons that seem to 鈥渢ake off鈥� as it were and help students become engaged and excited about their learning, almost to the point at times that they鈥檇 rather not let the lesson end. I think in a number of ways this reality flows out of what my tutors and lecturer modelled for me. In a number of units I had tutors who pursued excellence in their work, set a high standard and communicated their knowledge, understandings and passions in an engaging and interesting way. Because of that I wanted to learn and they in turn inspired me to teach well!鈥�
