tbh, i worked really hard at preparing and teaching adult evening lit classes - but it was a very unrewarding experience.
as bemoth says - many dropped out almost instantly (god knows why - personallly i intentionally made my first series of lessons as engaging as possible).
But the deeper problems was that there was one contingent who really needed the qual and rejected all advice that Lit is not a good 3rd A level, and another group who were in it for the enjoyment of lit and to have a good discussion. Both groups could be equally infuriating - the former as they needed spoon feeding and didn't realise that to study lit you have to actually read the books. the latter cos there were often very able, but weren't interested in the qual so often dropped out at 'serious revision' time - thus buggering up your stats and the chance to offer the course next year.
imo, the biggest problem at the moment is that the very best 'get back into education' qual, the one with the most credibility - GCSE - is being forbidden to students who haven't taken it before. that just sucks.
as bemoth says - many dropped out almost instantly (god knows why - personallly i intentionally made my first series of lessons as engaging as possible).
But the deeper problems was that there was one contingent who really needed the qual and rejected all advice that Lit is not a good 3rd A level, and another group who were in it for the enjoyment of lit and to have a good discussion. Both groups could be equally infuriating - the former as they needed spoon feeding and didn't realise that to study lit you have to actually read the books. the latter cos there were often very able, but weren't interested in the qual so often dropped out at 'serious revision' time - thus buggering up your stats and the chance to offer the course next year.
imo, the biggest problem at the moment is that the very best 'get back into education' qual, the one with the most credibility - GCSE - is being forbidden to students who haven't taken it before. that just sucks.
