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Salient. Victoria University Student Newspaper. Volume 33 No. 12. 5 August 1970

So you speak French and know what an electron is You've spent years of study acquiring a degree, but where do you go from there? Do you start forgetting all you've learned, or do you enter a challenging profession where your knowledge is a tool in building your future? Secondary Teaching is such a profession. Graduates training for Secondary Teaching undertake a one-year course of study, during which they receive instruction in the methods of teaching their degree subjects. They also study such…

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So you speak French and know what an electron is You've spent years of study acquiring a degree, but where do you go from there? Do you start forgetting all you've learned, or do you enter a challenging profession where your knowledge is a tool in building your future? Secondary Teaching is such a profession. Graduates training for Secondary Teaching undertake a one-year course of study, during which they receive instruction in the methods of teaching their degree subjects. They also study such subjects as educational psychology, the psychology of the adolescent, trends in contemporary education and the processes of teaching and learning. Upon completion of the course, they enter what is perhaps the most challenging career of all, a career that demands the use of all their talents. In return they receive the opportunities to implement their drive and initiative, working with like-minded people towards a common goal. They lead a full life, academically and culturally. They can involve themselves in their school's sporting life. But most important of all, the Secondary Teacher achieves something worthwhile. And isn't that what a career is all about? Teaching is a good life

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