Giving Geography grinds

Dickie10

Hi
i was asked by students parents who are neighbors if i would give their children geography grinds at leaving and junior cert level. i am qualified geography and history teacher but have never taught leaving cert geography. im just wondering what format would or should these sessions take, if i agree to it? has anyone a basic plan of grinds sessions?

Teacher0101

Good luck getting the field study done correctly for them if you haven't taught it or know someone who has corrected it.

Dickie10

there just looking for help of any sort ,so ill help where i can. the teacher has missed 75% of the year and they were just lumped into supervised classes. very academic school, kids are very worried.

doc_17

Teacher0101 wrote: »

Good luck getting the field study done correctly for them if you haven't taught it or know someone who has corrected it.

It’s hardly rocket science? I’m sure if they are a geography teacher they’ll manage.

Teacher0101

If you haven't written it up or had the advice of someone who is corrected, it's easy to mess up and get 50 odd out of 100.

Aquals

Teacher0101 wrote: »

If you haven't written it up or had the advice of someone who is corrected, it's easy to mess up and get 50 odd out of 100.

Surely not a reason to say no to a neighbours child who has come looking for help!

afkasurfjunkie

Aquals wrote: »

Surely not a reason to say no to a neighbours child who has come looking for help!

A very good reason if they are going to pay op for his time.

RealJohn

afkasurfjunkie wrote: »

A very good reason if they are going to pay op for his time.

The OP's time is worth what it's worth. It is neither the responsibility nor the remit of a grinds teacher to ensure that the course is covered properly and that project work etc. is done. It is the school's responsibility to ensure that the students are properly prepared, not the OP's.

Teacher0101

It's also the students and parents responsibility.

RealJohn

Teacher0101 wrote: »

It's also the students and parents responsibility.

Yes, to some extent.
My point was that it's not the grinds teacher's responsibility. It might be something they choose to do, and it becomes (partly) their responsibility if they say they'll do that as part of the service they're offering, but it is not an implicit part of their remit.

Dickie10

ill help where i can for free , there neighbours, i might want aomething or help from them some day........

RealJohn

Dickie10 wrote: »

ill help where i can for free , there neighbours, i might want aomething or help from them some day........

This would be how I feel about it too. I don't give grinds to anyone, but if a friend or neighbour asked for help, I wouldn't be looking for money in return.

If I started offering formal grinds, that would be a different story, obviously (before someone accuses me of devaluing the profession).