Which Primary School Teaching College Would You Recommend?

xclw

Hi!

I'm thinking of doing primary teaching next year provided I get the points.
I was just wondering out of Froebel, St Pats and Mary I which one is the best because I really can't choose! I'm from Wexford

I like Froebel because I like the idea of smaller classes and you'll get to know the lecturers better and also I like how its moving to Maynooth in 2013

Pats seems to be the more popular choice for students though and the degree is 3 years, also you get to do irish/religion/french/maths/english/geog/history.

Mary I looks to have very good facilities and they do teaching practice in pairs which sounds cool.

I'm just wanting the student perspective on each of the colleges cos i'm really unsure which one to have as my first choice

thanks

Cormac2791

pats pats pats!! :P

TheBuilder

St.Pats!

patmustard2

Have to agree with cormac on this one!:D

Cormac2791

patmustard2 wrote: »

Have to agree with cormac on this one!:D

yeooooo!

ShamrockGirl

Going on the recognition of each for interviews as a qualified teacher, Mary I is rated and respected the highest followed by Marino/Trinity Joint degree
St. Patrick's College,
Froebel,
Hibernia
And Church of Ireland (can't teach in most Catholic Schools, without further study)

xclw

think i'll go with pats as my first cos mary i is a bit far away, thanks!!

milfordcubicle

Have ya thought about going to marino? Its a fine spot where ya get to know everyone and also has smaller classes like freobal although not entirely as small..

xclw

milfordcubicle wrote: »

Have ya thought about going to marino? Its a fine spot where ya get to know everyone and also has smaller classes like freobal although not entirely as small..

hey!
yeah i just started thinking about marino the other day, do you go there? it looks nice from its website ah so hard to choose what to put first!

milfordcubicle

xclw wrote: »

hey!
yeah i just started thinking about marino the other day, do you go there? it looks nice from its website ah so hard to choose what to put first!

Ah yeah i do indeed go there.. its a very good college with a very good course and it gives ya a good experience as regards teaching practice.. in my personal opinion its between marino and pats in whatever order ya want really!

harbourhill

milfordcubicle wrote: »

Ah yeah i do indeed go there.. its a very good college with a very good course and it gives ya a good experience as regards teaching practice.. in my personal opinion its between marino and pats in whatever order ya want really!

Can you recommend any student accommodation in Marino, would you advise first year students stay in the Campus

milfordcubicle

harbourhill wrote: »

Can you recommend any student accommodation in Marino, would you advise first year students stay in the Campus

Absolutely.. best crack there

harbourhill

milfordcubicle wrote: »

Absolutely.. best crack there

Thanks, Do you think they still have vacancies waiting til 2moro to c if i am accepted, or is it difficult to get in there

milfordcubicle

harbourhill wrote: »

Thanks, Do you think they still have vacancies waiting til 2moro to c if i am accepted, or is it difficult to get in there

Na i'd say there's plenty of space left there alright.. they normally accomodate all the first years anyway.. last year we all fitted in anyway!

polkabunny

My sister went to Marino, loved it! It's a very specialised college, completely focused on education, and has great facilities! She's just going into fourth year now, but they have a great focus on teaching practice, working on projects and trying to make some lazy, alcoholic students into proper teachers!
But with all honesty, she absolutely loved it, and it's in a great college area, you have Griffith College and DCU nearby, and in the on campus accomodation they had students from RCSI, DCU, DIT (Kevin's Street usually) and a few others that I can't think of, as well as load of Marino students! But it's a very community feel to the college, the lecturers are good and are happy to help anyone!

I'd be tempted to go... But I don't have the temperament to deal with little people! :pac:

dambarude

There's a new Primary Teacher Training forum which might be of interest to some posters here. We're hoping to get <tags> for the different colleges when it's up and running properly.

milfordcubicle

polkabunny wrote: »

My sister went to Marino, loved it! It's a very specialised college, completely focused on education, and has great facilities! She's just going into fourth year now, but they have a great focus on teaching practice, working on projects and trying to make some lazy, alcoholic students into proper teachers!
But with all honesty, she absolutely loved it, and it's in a great college area, you have Griffith College and DCU nearby, and in the on campus accomodation they had students from RCSI, DCU, DIT (Kevin's Street usually) and a few others that I can't think of, as well as load of Marino students! But it's a very community feel to the college, the lecturers are good and are happy to help anyone!

I'd be tempted to go... But I don't have the temperament to deal with little people! :pac:

ahh go for the banter of it sure.. the temperament will come at the end of the day..! haha

polkabunny

milfordcubicle wrote: »

ahh go for the banter of it sure.. the temperament will come at the end of the day..! haha

Haha, already been accepted to DCU, and one primary school teacher is enough in the family!