Work Experience - Day Two

Work Experience 

Today on my second day of work experience I started off by learning what samples the textile teacher wants me to make over my work experience. This was before the class started which was useful as I had time to think of any of my own ideas I had to contribute. 


Within the lesson the teacher had requested that I help a student with there work and ideas to help them develop their work. I think this was successful as they managed to complete and new sample with a new technique and this has given them another ode for a sample they can complete next lesson. I think working with this student also went well as it gave me more of an idea of how to work and communicate with the students one on one. 


In this day I also located materials for the students who where unsure where things where which made me more confident in the layout of the room and I was also asked to cut up materials. This was asked of me without measurements which pushed me to be independent and decide the size of the fabric quickly as I was being waited on which meant I didn’t overthink this task. 


Today there was a double lesson without any lessons on so this meant there was time to make samples for the teacher which she would then show to give ideas to the younger GCSE learners. In this time I made samples with ideas that I personally had which I thought would be relevant. Once I had made these the teachers reviewed them and she was impressed as I made made samples with things she had never seen before or would have thought to do which gave me motivation to make more. 


After school some students stayed to catch up with work so I made the decision to stay so that I can be of help if needed. When I wasn’t being asked to help students I decided to create another sample, this one Lino. After I checked it was okay to do this I started carving it out, not wanting to distract the teacher from the students I chose to draw design which looked appropriate for the theme. Once I had carved it I did a first print to show the teacher. She was happy with the design which was good and then we discussed ways to develop this sample which I will complete in the next few days. 


I think today went well as I managed to help students individually and as a collective. Tomorrow, I will try to talk to students first if I think there is an issue instead of waiting for them to come to me.

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