Meet the English teacher

A teacher’s life is very busy. Especially when the latter is, in addition, the headmaster of a class. English teacher Marion DeCirond says.

Marion Désiront is an English teacher at the Collège de la Rochotte. She agreed to explain the duties of a head teacher.

Rochotte Press Club: How long have you been editor and editor-in-chief?

Marion Desire: I have been an English teacher since 2013. As for the job of head teacher, it depends on the years. I was a homeroom teacher for 6th graders for two years and 5th graders for another two years. But in between there was a time when I was not a homeroom teacher.

CPR: What is your role as head teacher and what are your constraints?

MD: My job as headmaster is already to monitor the results of students in all subjects. It is about creating a connection between everyone in the college, ie the Principal and the other teachers you have. Monitoring student behavior is also essential: it’s not just results. My role is to provide you with all the information, documents, all administrative matters… through the Headmaster. I also prepare assessments for class councils which are checked by all colleagues.

In some subjects I have to enliven hours of class life. We sometimes work on projects in Year 5e, particularly linked to the “Futures Curriculum”. We work in different ways. You can think of business ideas. There is little guidance in the head teacher role. It’s a bit early, but we’re already dealing with 5^e. There may be other things, but that’s enough.

CPR: Are you happy doing your job and why did you choose it?

MD: Wanted to be an English teacher, a teacher who was an English teacher in college gave me the taste of the subject and made me love English. So in the end, I wanted to do the same as her. I loved the English speaking world thanks to this series.

CPR: Do you love your students?

MD: Yes, it depends, but overall, yes!

CPR: What is it like for you to be a head teacher?

MD: It’s a different relationship with students, it’s a little bit different when you’re the headmaster of a class; We are close and sometimes we talk more than we have a “classic” class that we see a few hours a week. There is another relationship that is often sweet.

CPR: How are Headmasters appointed?

MD: Either the teachers are willing to be, or else “Would this interest you?” the principal would ask. Any teacher can be a head teacher, be it someone who sees you for an hour, like someone who sees you for three or four hours a week depending on the subjects.

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