A joy to teach
Many people aspire to be as happy in their work as Kendall Schuts. A primary school teacher in Geraldton – a regional port city four-hour’s drive north of Perth, Western Australia – 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
“My passion for what I was learning inspired me to achieve something I didn’t think I was capable of. I didn’t only get a Bachelor of Education from the last four years – 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.”
Jared Bruning, BEd (Primary Education) (Hons)
“It’s amazing to experience the innovative lessons that seem to “take off” as it were and help students become engaged and excited about their learning, almost to the point at times that they’d 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!”
