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The Importance Of Pre-Service Teaching

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First of all, as a pre-service teacher, I am aware that I have to develop self-awareness in order to uphold the values by being resilient towards challenges, responsible, peaceful and harmonious, upholding integrity, showing care and respect towards others, that I believe in as they are often expressed through actions and the decisions made. For example, experiential learning such as Group Endeavours in Service Learning (GESL) and the Meranti Project that we undergo in NIE helps us understand ourselves, others and issues better. Instead of only looking for a solution to the issues that we faced, we could try our best to find a common ground, agreeing when appropriate and living with some disagreements, thus having to agree to disagree in some …show more content…

A pre-service teacher would face moral dilemmas as a CCE teacher and that includes asking myself to what extent do I believe it is “right” for me to impose my beliefs, morals and values on my students as well as to what extent do I believe that it is “right” for society to impose their beliefs, morals and values on my students. It is important for a pre-service teacher to be resilient, facing problems head-on by analysing and critiquing the moral issues that challenges my own personal beliefs. Pre-service teachers can always fall back on their ethos which will clarify what was expected of them when faced with these moral dilemmas, in doing so pre-service teachers are able to confidently resolve any moral issues and then help students to elucidate their moral concerns …show more content…

On these days, complex dilemmas are brought to our attention. For example, teachers and students were encouraged to come to school dressed in Red and White for National Day and in ethnic costumes for Racial Harmony Day and International Friendship Day to make a statement during these major commemorative events. The act of dressing up accordingly for the various school events, reinforces students’ learning of CCE through experiential learning. However, it had been debated that if merely putting on ethnic costumes once a year to represent diversity is enough to bridge the gap between races when racism and race bias still exist even though students are well-informed and aware of racial harmony. It takes effort to understand cultural practices and views without judgement and leave room for different cultures to pursue their own set of

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