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Homework Clubs

  • 01-05-2011 7:22pm
    #1
    RHunce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,405 ✭✭✭


    Next year I (hopefully) will be in the first year of my teaching degree. Whilst it will be Construction and Tech Drawing teaching we have a week of primary school experience in our first year. I am well in with the current principal of my old primary school as I have done a lot of previous work for her in the school.

    My question is would it be a reasonable request to start a homework club in the primary school and commit to it on a regular basis? Not only would this give the kids a great help with their work but also perhaps it would look good on a CV, i don't know? Is it reasonable to just walk in and suggest it to the principal?

    Any opinions would be greatly appreciated.

    Thank you.


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  • #2
    byhookorbycrook
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 12,507 Mod ✭✭✭✭byhookorbycrook


    Think you need to research it first, insurance, where it will be held, how many people to supervise, hours, cost per child etc.


  • #3
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,283 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    All the above, plus what time would you be finished each day in college? How many days a week would you commit to it? Four? Will your course keep you busy with assignments? Will the school have to have an employee on site as well as yourself?


  • #4
    seavill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,620 ✭✭✭seavill


    Not be be the bearer of bad news but being a former student of that course I can 99% guarantee you that you will not have time for that. (Although I did finish 4 years ago)

    The Construction course as opposed to a lot of others has almost full days the entire week (I think I remember first and 2nd year being over 30 hours a week). I remember not being finished until 6 o'clock min of 2 or 3 days a week INCLUDING FRIDAYS, this does not include the heavy amount of course work you will get. Plus your timetable will change twice a year so you will not know in September if you can commit to those times after Christmas. This will def. not be a runner more than one or two days a week as the timetable will not allow for it.

    I would say a better option if you are genuinely interested in doing that sort of work (as opposed to just doing it for the CV) is to join a group in UL like St. Vincent De Paul. They run (or at least they did when I was a member in UL) homework clubs in the city and also do other activities with kids from areas in the city. I found it very rewarding and interesting to do and also you are able to commit to times you know you are available. Although saying that I was very restricted with the activities I was able to do due to such a full timetable.

    All of the above is presuming things have not changed much in the last 4 years. I imagine they have not.


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