Aaron Quilty's The Job Finder: What Does Teaching Mean to me?

Introduction

This is a blog on an Assessment Instrument in regards to a subject called 'Professional Skills'. It is an individual response where I will be analysing my Professional Skills by using a range of different literatures that I have learnt throughout the years of my study at Central Queensland University. This assessment piece will also come in handy for when I commence full time work as a Learning Manager (Teacher) in the near future.

This assessment will include the development of complex work to identify and evidence the Professional Skills that I have developed in regards to contemporary literature.

In this case, the scenario that has been assigned to me by my lecturer is:

You are just about to complete your CQUniversity studies and you are Seeking Employment.

Teaching is more than having a classroom that you teach in. It is more than a desk that you sit or or the resources you use for planning. Teaching is not self-centred, nor contained or kept to one self. Teaching is something that is open, it is contagious and expressed. It is an activity that must be enjoyed not endured. Teaching is more than just a job, it is a passion. It is not about me; however it is about making a difference in the lives or a range of students that come from a variety of different backgrounds, challenges and disputes. Whether it is just one student that you have an impact on, it is worth more then anything in the world.
I heard someone say once, "The world is your classroom, so use what is in it".