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== //Below is a copy of the transcript from the interview with Lauren Kolega 4th year University Student. Please note that the sections that are in bold are the parts that were used in the final edited version of the interview.// ==

__What is your current role in the education system?__
 * I am a fourth year education student, bachelor of education middle school. In a double degree in health science. So as of november I will be a graduate.**

__Why did you choose this?__
 * Alot of things appealed to be about teaching one of them being i always enjoyed school and had really good relationships with my teachers**. There is also alot of perks, with phys ed teaching your outside all day and not like Maths and English you dont just give instructions and heads down back to work you can have a chat and have fun but still learning at the same time. Thats whats sports is all about. Teaching holidays are great aswel, so thats another thing to consider. The pay is also great considering all the holidays.

__What are your aims and goals within this position?__ Long term goal would be getting a really good job in a good school, being a respected teaching within the profession and having a really good reputation that follows me around to whatever school I go to. I would also love to work overseas and gain that respect over there aswel.

__What do you want to do next year and why are these choices made?__
 * I have chosen that i want to TRT because i have actually had some really glowing reports on it from past students.** **Its a really good way to see heaps of schools and you pick up contracts here and there, its good to be pushed out of your comfort zone also**. It doesnt really appeal to me just coming out of four years structure to then going into a really structured job which I would be stuck in as a permanent employee. **Its also a good way to see alot of schools and get a really informed opinion on what type of school I actually want to end up in.**

__What are your thoughts on the teaching practicals throughout uni?__
 * My pracs, I had three 1 was a observation prac second year, I found that a little boring it was sort of not much teaching just watching.** The teacher when you there they just get you to do things like photocopying and you sort of end up be some what of a assistant, I mean I ended up doing her online shopping for her. **So you dont get the best view of teaching from that. Smaller little teaching jobs like spelling tests could have be intergrated**. **My Prac on my 3rd year my PTP was great, they threw me out in the deep in, I mean they trusted me and I think thats why I went so well in my prac**. Then there was **PTP4 was sort of last year i was getting abit over it I just wanted to concentrate on my studies, even though prac was part of my studies.** I thought I didnt enjoy it as much, whether that was because the quality of the school wasnt as good or whether it was because the novelty had been worn off for me.

__What is your idea of an ideal classroom situation?__ My ideals classroom situation would be one where firstly I never run out of things to do and secondly theres not a student or students within the classroom who are continuously disruptive I don't mind a bit of talking and conversation but I would hate being in a class where I was second fiddle so my ideal classroom situation would be one where i was the boss.

__What is your main teaching pedagogy that you implement within the classroom?__ My main teaching pedagogy would be one of guided instruction and guided discovery. I dont like to hold a students hand to much I think if you push someone they are capable to do more. Also another one is that I try not to tell of students in a way that its demeaning, I try and be creative to get what I want out of them. I think that has definately had worked for me with the schools I have been at.

__Whats your thoughts on public and private schools?__ I **have alot of thoughts with public and private schools. Firstly by no choice of my own I have acutally done my prac in three private independent schools. So I had a really rich experience, in that I know now how independent schools work and they do carry a superiority with them because they are under alot more pressure to achieve results, also they are paying alot more money for their children to be there.** **Parents expect results from teachers because they are paying more money and then teachers then in return expect better results from the students, its just a cycle.** They do have academic results but at the same time I think the prestige is a bit overwhelming. **Pu****blic schools I definatly view in higher regard. Depeding where they are, there a number of really respected public schools in Adelaide who would gather the same education benefits as a private schools.** **But public schools just dont have the funding that private schools have**. Public school students miss out on things that people within independent education system get. But I think that if you had a choice to send your kid from a reception level to a private or public school, I would choose public because I mean behavioural problems come out in your adolescent years and the quality of teachers, Im sure would be the same within either school. Im talking about a better off public school not a really disadvantaged one.

__What can you see for yourself in the future?__
 * In the future I see myself really enjoying my work, and being in a stable job environment at some point**, I dont see that for a few years. I want to travel and work at different schools around the place. But within a few year I can definitely see myself in a stable school environment where I have good relationships with my other colleges.

__Beautiful thank you!__

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