Carys Dickens

I am trying to get back into reflecting on my professional practice. I had learnt about Gibb's reflective cycle in Module 1 and we discussed this again during Monday's lecture, so I thought I'd go through the cycle reflecting on something that often occurs in my practice and came up for me this week. Description- 3 year old, new student getting upset about entering a ballet class without an adult. Feelings- It can often feel stressful trying to cater for the needs of the new student and not exacerbate their distress but also not disturb the learning of the rest of the current students who happily enter the class independently.  Evaluation- Good and bad. It was good to see the progress of the new student when she was taking steps to try things independantly towards the end of the class. Bad because another student then started to mirror the new students' behaviour and wanted to be with her parent, after previously being settled happily in the class for a while. Analysis-...

Lord of the rings seems to have been on my mind lately. Last night when trying to describe an 'ethereal' quality to 12/13 year olds. I tried to reference the elves in Lord of the Rings, to which most of them looked at me blankly and said they had never heard of it. At that point I realised I am old.  Anyways 'so it begins' as King Theoden says..... Module 3. On Monday we had our welcome back lecture. It was lovely to see some faces again and new faces too. Daunted was a word used to describe feelings towards this module.... I couldnt agree more. It seems like a lot of work to do in 12 weeks. But doesnt every project when you look at the bigger picture. However I know when you start chipping away and breaking things down, it all becomes manageable. Just have to remain organised! Some exciting stuff ahead though too, I have some observations of teachers taking inclusive dance classes booked in, which I'm really excited about watching and I also have an interview for a...