ABSTRACT
Mihalia does not understand why there is so much assessment in her course. It causes her so much stress. At the end of each semester, she finds herself doing ‘all-nighters’, trying to get her essays handed in on time. When it comes to teaching, there is a lot to learn. Becoming a teacher marks an important transition in life, whatever stage you have reached. Students will have many preconceived ideas about what it means to be a teacher, and these will be shaped by any number of influences-movies, books, newspaper reports, their own personal experience as a student, others’ experiences. Our ways of seeing the world shape and produce our approaches, actions, interactions and responses. The Melbourne Declaration on Educational Goals for Young Australians identifies the central role that education plays in building equity and social justice for all Australians.
