In this episode of the Coach in the Classroom podcast, Martin Richards interviews Gothenburg Pre-school Principal, Kara Fairchild on the challenges educators face in their working day. the interview is split into three parts;
Part One
In this part of the interview, Kara mentions the challenges
- stress level
- too many students per teacher
- not enough time or energy to focus
- the dream of touching every single student
- individualised teaching
- the time it takes to get a balance between focusing on the individual and the group in practice
Part Two
In this part of the interview, Kara mentions the challenges
- uncertainty, lack of clarity from administrators
- changes happen too quickly
- it takes time to get into new curriculum and methodology
- ideas come quick, implementation takes time
Part Three
In this part of the interview, Kara mentions the challenges
- children are unprepared to be a student, stress
- students not moving enough
