Peer mentoring was an experience where I would spend my Wednesday and Friday lunches teaching either economics or mathematics to IGCSE students. I found this to be a nice experience and realised that teaching is actually a lot harder than it seems. Seeing how the IB and IGCSE sylabusses are both very different from one another, it allowed me to go back to some concepts that I had forgotten about. It was rewarding to know that I was helping these students academically, and there was even one student who was looking forward to my teaching the following week and asked me if I could bring back some old notes from my own IGCSE class. Knowing that people were benefitting from my efforts motivated me to do better and further support them. I believe that this allowed me to recognise my strengths and weaknesses as I found areas in which I had a very hard time explaining certain concepts. It also requires commitment as I was spending my free time helping others and ensured that I’d be there weekly.
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Pottery- December 2020
This second season I found myself making some more complex pieces and each piece that I made had a purpose. I started exploring the different techniques and added elements such as glaze to my artworks to make it more special. I made a Christmas tree that I decided to give to a friend and I also made this rose that I will be giving to my mom. I take a lot of time deciding what my next object would be, and I’ve so far been fairly satisfied with the outcome. None of my pieces have been perfect yet, but from each piece I do take away and note the different things that I should improve on in order to avoid making the same mistakes that I have previously made.
POTTERY- SEPTEMBER 2020
LO1. An experience that will develop strengths
LO2. An experience that will be a challenge to you and where you will learn a new skill…
Down below is a picture of what I made during my first week of pottery. I’ve never tried pottery before, therefore it was a bit of a challenge as I lacked the basic skills. It is also much harder than it seems to be. I didn’t know how to shape my object properly or how to create a strong base, therefore it collapsed by the end of the lesson as it was too thin. However, as we can tell, I had already learnt quite a bit from my first lesson (about what to do and what not to do), so hopefully my skills will only improve from here on.
Week 1
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