The TRUTH about IPT!!! (4 Viewers)

[Lwaxana]

gem_max
am curious
u are becoming an IT Teacher?
high school ?
just solely to teach IT ?
and they said the jobs prospects where ??? good ??
may I ask what course you are doing ?

 

[gem_max]

haha ok ill answer here because its late, im tired and couldnt be bothered pming... also others might find this useful

Im doing a bachelor of technology education at southern cross university. It gives me the training to teach design and tech years 7-10 and as im doing the IT/Multimedia strand Ill be able to teach senior computers as well as junior.

There are excellent job prospects for IT teachers as they are quite rare (like most highschool teachers cept art and pe). You can get a scholarship from the DET to cover all your hecs fees they are in such high demand.

If you want more info just pm me and I promise I'll reply when my brain is actually awake.

 

[Lwaxana]

congrats on your career choice - we need some new blood
without that 7-10 D&T job prospects AREN'T as good as having straight IT qualifications so I am glad to hear you hv that covered
if u need placement for either your short or long pracs and wish to do it in Sydney
you know how to contact me
I get lots of prac teachers - the one I hv atm needs to be lined up against the wall and shot - not sure they will make the grade

 

[sarahxx]

ipt is crap
its only good i guess if u are seriously into computers
in preliminary i guess the first core is ok but then it just turns completely irrelevant to what ur interested in to the max and u just end up saying fuck this shit. doesnt help when the teacher is a fuck head and u just want to stab his eyes out with a fork! :uhhuh:

but i guess its different for each individual

 

[gem_max]

Yeah that irrelevancy (haha sp?) got to me too and was yet another reason why I decided to go in IT teaching... one day I want to rewrite the syllabus because I got to uni and did all that irrelevant stuff again so the highschool years could have been used for something else, more tied to everyday teenage life. But then again maths was completely irrelevant too haha.

I think I have a 'thing' going with this thread.... sorry dudes!

 

[melsc]

Get rid of the stupoid topics like robots in yr 10 comp studies./....oh and alogorithms

 

[Lwaxana]

both topics - now option topics in the new IST syllabus- give students a taste of areas available for study in senior years
seems rather lame to expect students to select SDD if they have had no introduction to algorithms

and since your generation is expected to have 5 DIFFERENT careers in a lifetime
its hardly possible for you to decide what you may need to have an understanding of in the future

so here's a perverse concept, one rarely considered and hardly ever pursued,
how about getting an education just for the sake of knowledge itself, just for the sheer pleasure of becoming a more well-rounded human with a deeper understanding of the world around you
scary idea ??

 

[drewgcn]

ipt is crap
its only good i guess if u are seriously into computers

Why would you take IPT if you weren't into computers though? Its not like its assumed knowledge at uni's for any courses.

Thats like hating clothing and doing textiles...

 

[Boo_]

Thats like hating clothing and doing textiles...

LOL, but u mite hate clothes, but it is a requirement in society. so therefore it wouldnt help to know bout it

 

[gem_max]

I made my XP all purple.... there should be computer subjects all about making themes all purple and pretty.

 

[Boo_]

um, art comes close...and u can make a computer generated image...at least that what my friend made

 

[Boo_]

lol, itz kinda fun!!! i bludge in class, but i do my work at home...

 

[mun_]

IPT is boring

 

[Boo_]

IPT is boring

um, ipt aint boring...

 

[mun_]

I beg to differ

 

[drewgcn]

I can see this turning into a well-supported, riveting debate.

 

[Lwaxana]

Na drewgcn what you saw in your crystal ball was actually the reflection of a little present your budgie had deposited
;P

 

[_muse_]

haha i get it.. comedy

ipt isnt a bludge when it comes time to study thats for sure

 

[Korn]

haha i get it.. comedy

ipt isnt a bludge when it comes time to study thats for sure

That depends i didnt really study for the HSC

 

[_muse_]

That depends i didnt really study for the HSC

well.. ok.. it was a bludge for you.. but its not for me