Faezeh Parkes - CRT video - Behaviour Management.

We recieved an email today out of the blue from a Teacher named Faezeh Parkes, a Primary and Secondary CRT (mostly secondary) working in Melbourne, asking us to share her video with members.

Faezeh is a Mother of 3, now all grown up!  She has travelled the world including such far flung places as Laos, Ghana, Cook Islands, India, Japan and Iran.  She believes this experience helps her bring a sense of exuberance with her to the classroom and gives her a passion for inspiring students to be globally minded adults, tolerant of the differences they see in others.

"Secondary teaching is better for me...as I can then enthuse students with the concept of global citizenship!!  So much so that in the school, the students come up to me and say two things...either "Ms, remember I am a precious jewel"  (because that is my philosophical base and the students know it) or "we too want to be global citizens...and how do we go about it?"  To which I answer if you can be accepting of your boss - when you grow up -  being a Jew, a Christian, a Hindu, a Bahai, a Buddhist, a Moslem etc...then you can be global citizens" For some it has taken nearly three years to be accepting of any other religion other than their own.  So it takes time and I have that time to give them global awareness. They still to this date are unaware of where I was born and it is of minimum interest to them."  

Under this video in Youtube there is about 3 pages of comments including added tips from other secondary teachers.  If you feel like reading them or adding your own advice, you can do it here;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDAEBMFycIk&feature=player_embedded#!

Thank you Faezeh!  We need more like you willing to step up, spread the passion for teaching and the wisdom they have gained from being a CRT.   Keep up the good work.

Regards,

Mel.