The difference between Albert and the Princess

I really can't complain about the opportunity I've been given to teach in two completely different secondary schools on my placements, especially in regards to ICT. The first was a brand new state school with only year 7's attending. All 150 students were required to wear their ties and bring their iPads to class (yes iPads). Teachers took the roll not by ticking boxes, but by pressing portable screens. Students submitted assignments not by handing in paper, but by ensuring they had typed the teacher's email address correctly. In contrast my second and current placement is at a secondary school where the uniform seems to only be limited to particularly extreme or sensitive slogans. I'm yet to see an iPad or a Macbook, and my mentor teacher ensured I didn't leave my first taught class without the whiteboard marker and duster he had loaned me, claiming they were "like gold." Two completely contrasting schools, both of which I'm enjoying the experience of.

2009