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It is not teachers who are
blame
to
here - students at this stage
cannot be
expected to
possess the necessary clarity of aims
and
intentions that might
inspire confidence.
This is what they are
working towards and as tutors
teachers and students
themselves
accept this learning as
necessary the more likely it is to be ade-
quately provided for.
The visiting tutor
in the last extract
emphasises
negotiation but increasingly it is clear that this cannot
always be
achieved by
19
students .
Here the contact of Institute
tutors and visiting tutor with students and
teachers is critical.
b) Students as learners
The next extracts emphasise the role of the student teacher as both
learner and teacher. It is this dual role that influences the stud-
s part in the negotiation process for sometimes they are unclear
about their own needs
irritatingly changeable in their
requests and their apparent competence. In the first extract SSl
has just taken a class on her own unobserved by the teacher and is
now considering other possibilities. E8θ responds to her experience
by considering his own from the vantage point of increased experience.
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SSl
mi
Well as far as being in control of them goes,
I think I’m sort of relying on their goodwill
to put up with me really - I spoke to X (the
teacher) afterwards about whether I could
share a class with him and gradually try
to get over the idea of control and how the
class reacts
compared with how they
respond to hi
They’re used to him because
they’ve got
a relationship going - I think
be
easier that way if we try and
work together and then gently if we ease
ourselves into the teaching.