Mapping the teacher's role: the value of defining core competencies for teaching.

摘要

Brookfield (1990) has suggested that 'teaching is the educational equivalent of white-water rafting. Periods of apparent calm are interspersed with sudden frenetic turbulence. Boredom alternates with excitement, reflection with action. As we successfully negotiate rapids fraught with danger, we feel a sense of self-confident exhilaration. As we start downstream after capsizing, our self-confidence is shaken and we are awash in self-doubt. All teachers sooner or later capsize, and all teachers worth their salt regularly ask themselves whether or not they are doing the right thing'. Does this metaphor resonate with you? Do you often feel that you are unsure if you are doing the right thing as you try to figure out what you need to know to succeed in your role as a teacher?