This petition is for every student currently trying their hardest to become a teacher and to highlight how unfair we are being treated, with little to no regard for our well being or personal circumstances; commuters, people with no school placements and those of us dealing with personal issues have been disregarded. We have been saddled with huge amounts of essays, exams and tutorials on top of already busy working schedules for our placement and we've had enough. Something has to give.
TCD, I'm sure, have been doing their best in what is undoubtedly an extremely stressful time but surely, they can see this system is broken and students' voices and well being are being ignored. This petition is not here to challenge or undermine Trinity's authority but rather, ask them for change and make our voices heard!
This petition is to bring the amount of stress and pressure we are under to Trinity College Dublin's attention by showing a united front of PME students, all of whom are dedicated to their future careers as teachers and want to achieve the best they can. Please show your support for us!
All we want is for the assignments and work to be spread out evenly through our second semester, beyond our placement to give us a chance to do our teaching and college work to an acceptable standard rather than trying to do it all at once. We simply ask that the Admin move the majority of assignments from February and spread them evenly across March, April and May. This is not an unreasonable request and if people support it, we can achieve it!
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December 17, 2015
The stories you are posting in the comments prove that this workload is unsustainable for anyone balancing a placement. Send the link to this petition to your classmates through WhatsApp and email your course coordinator today to demand a meeting about this schedule.
December 17, 2015
The momentum behind our demand for a balanced workload is undeniable and reflects the exhaustion we all feel. Send this link to your student representatives right now and tell them the current schedule is untenable. We must keep this pressure on the administration until they agree to spread our assignments across the semester.
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Struggling under circumstances as it is, I don't know how i will manage in semester two with the extra teaching planning and tighter deadlines for assignments.
Spread the assignment deadlines out between February, March, April and May. Student voices need to heard!
We really need our assignments spread out towards May. It is the only way we can proceed in this course.
I agree with all the comments.
We need more consideration for workload
If you are not capable of running a course the simple solution is: don't run it.
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This petition is for every student currently trying their hardest to become a teacher and to highlight how unfair we are being treated, with little to no regard for our well being or personal circumstances; commuters, people with no school placements and those of us dealing with personal issues have been disregarded. We have been saddled with huge amounts of essays, exams and tutorials on top of already busy working schedules for our placement and we've had enough. Something has to give.
TCD, I'm sure, have been doing their best in what is undoubtedly an extremely stressful time but surely, they can see this system is broken and students' voices and well being are being ignored. This petition is not here to challenge or undermine Trinity's authority but rather, ask them for change and make our voices heard!
This petition is to bring the amount of stress and pressure we are under to Trinity College Dublin's attention by showing a united front of PME students, all of whom are dedicated to their future careers as teachers and want to achieve the best they can. Please show your support for us!
All we want is for the assignments and work to be spread out evenly through our second semester, beyond our placement to give us a chance to do our teaching and college work to an acceptable standard rather than trying to do it all at once. We simply ask that the Admin move the majority of assignments from February and spread them evenly across March, April and May. This is not an unreasonable request and if people support it, we can achieve it!
Updates
December 17, 2015
The stories you are posting in the comments prove that this workload is unsustainable for anyone balancing a placement. Send the link to this petition to your classmates through WhatsApp and email your course coordinator today to demand a meeting about this schedule.
December 17, 2015
The momentum behind our demand for a balanced workload is undeniable and reflects the exhaustion we all feel. Send this link to your student representatives right now and tell them the current schedule is untenable. We must keep this pressure on the administration until they agree to spread our assignments across the semester.
7 Comments
Between the amount of course material and the amount of prep we have to do for our placements, it feels overwhelming at times.
Struggling under circumstances as it is, I don't know how i will manage in semester two with the extra teaching planning and tighter deadlines for assignments.
Spread the assignment deadlines out between February, March, April and May. Student voices need to heard!
We really need our assignments spread out towards May. It is the only way we can proceed in this course.
I agree with all the comments.
We need more consideration for workload
If you are not capable of running a course the simple solution is: don't run it.
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Between the amount of course material and the amount of prep we have to do for our placements, it feels overwhelming at times.