&-em:simpayoungteachers'ceptofteag
&-em,ormaster-appreemisaeminmanysedarysBeijing。Mostoftheyouioviceteachers,havetheirownmasters,whoareiosupporthetears。,masterteacherplayedimportantrolewheillaeacher。Assaidierview:
“‘Itissaidthattheapprenticesshouldbediligentinlearningbythemselvesonasteracceptyou’。Iage,Iwasgivenmaximalfeedbaasteraructivesuggestireathelpsonmylessonplansandent。。。actually,myceptoftealyaster'sguidaarecriteriafoodlesson?HowtofiegiesthatIuseforthepupilstolearninmy?TobehoistheappreIkeacher'spriorwiththemethodsofdise。”
(Interview,26May,2008)
&-emonlylastsforthreeyearstoeachmastera'stooshamethatthetimeistooshortasIreallyappreciatemymaster'shelps,heopenlydiscussedhisteag。Partient,say,howtodealwithdis。Asahighlyqualifiedaeacher,hetaughtmelotsofaspectsofteadpractices。”
“Mymaster,artirs。'sblog(15April,2008)”
&erviewiwheedherworkintheschool,herceptofteagaster。Atleast,Mrs。asterprovidedhelpsoeicallevelofteag。Thereisofteheeicallevelofteag,whichisrelativelyeasytoprovidefeedbackofthistype。Mosteachers,likeMrs。teredthesvirowhichemphasizesthatteagisateicalprocess,theplexityaureofteagremaioMrs。,toher,theteacher'sroleissotrolleraermodeledtheteagprocessveryeffehisapproachtohero>
ItcuedthatMrs。aster'sgreatesthelpswereassistaheteicallevel,suchassistancemayhavesignifiefitstoyoungteachers,likeMrs。,asiteffectivelylihahemclarifytheiroveralldevelopmeohemostimportaofspagrovidesspecifistrategiesandmeicalskillsoftea。ItthussupportedMrs。withpositiveandholisticearlyexperieofteag。
&errs。wasreluttoaskforadviaster。Asshesaid:
“Followihatapprenticeshoulddjustliketheirmastersinthe。ButIprefertosupplemeandardcurriculumwithsomecreativeactivities,outsidematerials,ayofexperieotheparticularskillsbeingtaught。Youknow,itisimportaome,totryoutmyowherthahoughtofbymymasters。。。Iwouldliketousealotofmyownideasaeonmylessonssotheyareeffective,creative,ahepupils。However,mymasterdoesn'tthinkso,youknow,she'dliketosay,well,theareaIfellyoumostodevelopisfindiedproblemsinsteadofbeiive。。。(mymaster)says:Ijustwantmoreofyourlessonstobeordinaryandfewerofyoulessonstobeso-called‘creative’ones。”
(Interview,7June,2008)
MostoftheYoungteachers,asMrs。,expecttocarryoutthecreativeoruiesinthe。Butthoseexperieeachersemphasizethestructuresofthelessonandstandardizationofteagmorefrequentlythaeachers。Therefore,tosomeextent,youngteachersarefrustratedbytheexpert-emwhichistheoadevelopingtheiroweag。
b。Assessmentsystem:handteachers'ceptofteag
&opientsystemromiforMrs。'stranss。Threefaostprevalentinherdisswithcolleaguesweretimeandpag。Mrs。plaiimeasalimitedresourcewhichmustbecarefullyallodusedinahe。Shesomecreativeactivitieslishedbecauseoftestsystems。Forexample,Mrs。sideredoivewritingassigobeunsuccessfulbecause:
“teagiskindofguidingpupilsiwehaven'thadtimetoydesign。Whenpupilsstartedtolearnenjoyingshortstory,Itriedtanizeasemihemmakeagrouppresentationsontheir“favoritestory”,butyoukhesekindsofbenefidiivityhasbeeothelimitedtime!”
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ThisentillustratesthefrustrationMrs。expressedwheraintsaingprioritiesfortimealloitedthepossibilitiesforcreativesupplementaryactivities。
ByMrs。'suanding,teas:
“topromotepupilsiandlearning。Butinthe,rateisaantfahasizedbytheschools,bytheexams。Ifyoustartedtooslow,orjustilstodiscussordebatesomeproblems,youaredeadiermexams。You'llbequestioeacher,chiefofteadresearggroup,evenineparehelowmarksoftheir。”
(Interview,9June,2008)
ToMrs。sarosewheeachers'desighthepupils。Thisviewofpagisrefleherceptofteasuringthepupilsoutesandtheirua。Asaresult,Mrs。hadtoadjustthepathe。
c。Lhtbehaviementandtrol?Schoolfieldrequirementsonteag
BehaviementandtrolwerediscussedasimportaeagbyMrs。。
“Pupilsarerequiredtolearetext。Butisitappropriatetothenatureofpupils?”
Dissonthegr,13June,2008
Ieachers'groupdis,pupils'behaviorproblemswerediscussedasfatributingtosuccessfulteag。Withtheintroduofthenewcurriculumideas,thegroupdisquire-basedlearningandprehesarefoteachers'debates。AsMrs。otedtherearesomegesgedthetdefinitiononteathe。Inherblog,shewrote,
“Idon'tworryadiseproblems。Itacklethemastheye。”
“Myent,personalblog,27May2008”
Mrs。'sattitudeandherloosemawereself-tbutthesinistratorsdid。Schoolpreferredteaplementapositiveapproaent,utilizingtightehahingsdrift。Srs。tedout:“teaakeabigefforttoreinforcefoodbehavior。”Asschoolstates:“goodknowledgedeliveryisbasedonthegoodtext。”
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Mrs。'srefleterviewsanddissaboutheruandiofteagprovideinsightintoteachers'softeag。
&heschoolfieldhadshapedMrs。'ss。Herteagbrhmaster'sstandardofsuccessfulteagwhisstructuredlessonplanandtightent。However,asBernstein(1977)argued,traditionalssistitscodes。Withacode,theperiodofteachers'socializationisfacilitatedbystrongboundarymaithelevelofkherefore,Mrs。aster,hercolleaguesalhasizethesuitableanizationofpupils,tightentanddise,whichwerebesforthedeliveringofknowledge。
&htheimplementationofthenewcurriculum,Mrs。attemptedtofosterpupilsactiveparti,learningandpositiveaffect。Itisfurthercharacterizedbyeffituseofgroupdiss,loement。Obviously,thisofteagisabroaderohaedbasedontheschoolfield。
AsBourdieu(1977)poihatwithintheschoolfield,thereexistsautonomouspolethatteedaeatherestofseaeronomouspoleofthesamefieldattemptstobindupteachersveryrelationswiththerestofsociety。Withinthefieldofsstaonomouspolewouldbeassociatedwithattitudestoteagthatareittedtohelppupilsexploreandseareaningofkheviewthattheteagisawayftheirspiritualaualgrowthortivee。
Attheheteronomouspole,bytrast,wemightfiionsaboutMrs。'sworries。Weusethisdistieronomousandautonomousdisapthewayieronomousforces—thoseassociatedwithexperieeachers—areinglyimpinginguponthefieldofsg。ThisisbecauseBourdieu's“doublevisiallceptswithinafield,farfrombeingstatipleteuntothemselves,areshapedbytheteonomousaeronomousforditisappareeronomoustendenciesassociatedwiththepressuresfromisideoftheschoolareinglyimpateachers'ceptsofteag。Teachersareexposedtothetraditionalsentsystem,pressuresfromparents,ingthatof“beng',“natioing'and“qualityeasureeffidproduddemoementtothespoon-feedingwayofteadoeachersthemselvesareinglyviewingtraditionalteagasagoodway。Iwotreheeffectteadtheirexperiencesas“servativeteachers”。
Therefore,aperson'ssighefieldofsghasaionshipwiththeirautonomy。Thatis,ifedualoreseffectsofthefieldaomaintainanautonomousapproaurturing'siualandspiritualgrowth,theyareuohavemuchauthorityorihes。
Youeredintoschoolfieldexperiehsimilarofteag,asrefleMrs。'siediffereherealitiesexperieaihesimilarsofteag。Hoersorexplorations,forinstance,Mrs。becamemoretiytoteaeasureuptotheses。ThisevidencefsofteagsupportsBernstein(1981)claimthatteaternalizemodelsofteagwhiletheyarestudents。Thoughtherewerelotsoftradisbetweeyandidealsinsg,teachersalwaystriedouttheirowteag。Theyattemptedtooperatioheirceptofteagbutitwaslookedlikeagamebetweenteadsostoftime,teacherhadtoiseeachother。Inthisschoolfield,itisnthatyoungteachers'sonteagshapedandreshapedaeachers,partieexperieeachers,forinstance,Mrs。,herherabilitytoimplemeionsincreased。