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Post by theresa on Sept 11, 2007 20:27:20 GMT
I'm finding it really boring and hard going, I'm sure the tutor could condense it to 1 hour all she would need to do is stop waffling, i would love to do the whole DHC course but i really don't think i could sit through two hours a week with her for the whole course.
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Post by jen on Sept 11, 2007 20:31:18 GMT
hi theresa,
I start the icp course next monday and was wondering what sort of things you have to do on it??
Do you get homework??
Anyone who can tdll me anything about ti would be great so i know what to expect.
Jenny x
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Post by theresa on Sept 11, 2007 20:49:49 GMT
hiya jen, this is only my second week but we covered health and safety last week and settling children in this week. So far it's all been handouts - no assignments and we got homework last week (risk assessment for a day at the park) but the tutor didn't mark them just had a quick look through them and we don't go in depth just skimming the topics really. The tutor did say that she recommends that we read up in our own time though. Oh yeah she also talked about the exam and how you need 18 out of 25 to pass but if you don't pass you can resit twice and if you still don't pass you get a certificate of attendence and ofsted will still register you!
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Post by Wiggly on Sept 12, 2007 12:00:38 GMT
I found the course quite boring as didn't really feel I learn't much. It was either stuff I already knew or common sense covered.
Sorry to dampen it for you but that is my opinion.
x
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Post by theresa on Sept 12, 2007 12:08:19 GMT
haha that's okay wiggly, i'm feeling like that myself, it's so boring i keep asking questions and giving opinions but now i'm thinking that i shouldn't just in case the others think i'm either a know it all or just plain boring, still only another 5 weeks to go ;D ;D
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Post by charleyfarley on Sept 12, 2007 13:16:50 GMT
When I registered in 1999 this wasn't out and no one has ever told me I have to do it. Although now as I'm doing the DHC I have to do the ICP first.
I'm doing it at home but have to go somewhere to do the exam.
I'm quite glad it's at home as I'd probably find it boring too.
You're right though most of it is common sense, just remember it is only for a few weeks
Carol xx
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Post by Pauline on Sept 12, 2007 14:41:01 GMT
Don't know because thankfully we didn't have to do it when I registered.
I just wanted you to know that the title of the thread made me laugh! ;D
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Post by carolinel on Sept 12, 2007 16:27:58 GMT
i did mine ealier this year and the course itself was incredibly boring. i didn't learn anything new at all. Sorry to dissapoint!
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Post by theresa on Sept 12, 2007 16:48:02 GMT
thanks caroline, you've made my day  xx |
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Post by Wiggly on Sept 12, 2007 17:21:37 GMT
i did mine ealier this year and the course itself was incredibly boring. i didn't learn anything new at all. Sorry to dissapoint!  |
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Post by rubybubbles on Sept 12, 2007 19:49:56 GMT
LOL death by power point was how would decribe it!! Do you find your head is banging after (When I did mine it was those horrid lights the florecent ones  ) |
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Post by theresa on Sept 12, 2007 19:57:05 GMT
the lights are okay but she leaves the door open and when students are leaving they make such a racket that i complained and she said we either have to suffer the heat or the noise, i told her that we should be able to concentrate lol. But it's just so boringggggggggggg
xxx
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Post by charleyfarley on Sept 12, 2007 20:41:50 GMT
So you're enjoying it then Carol xx |
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Post by theresa on Sept 12, 2007 20:57:46 GMT
So you're enjoying it then Carol xx lets just say roll on 18th October as i should be sitting the exam then, the course finishes on the 17th! xx |
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Post by sj on Sept 12, 2007 21:03:02 GMT
Hi Theresa
Being in on your course, I can honestly say i feel like I am just wasting 2 hours of my time each week! The tutor is doing my pigging nut in. AARRRGGHHH!!!
Hope i get told off again next week, it was the best bit of the whole thing last night, Im going to bring you into it next week seeing as Barbara is off on her hols and I wont have a partner in crime!
Sam
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Post by theresa on Sept 12, 2007 21:22:07 GMT
Hi Theresa Being in on your course, I can honestly say i feel like I am just wasting 2 hours of my time each week! The tutor is doing my pigging nut in. AARRRGGHHH!!! Hope i get told off again next week, it was the best bit of the whole thing last night, Im going to bring you into it next week seeing as Barbara is off on her hols and I wont have a partner in crime! Sam hahahaha it was funny that she told you off three times for talking but it's not as if she's got anything interesting to say herself!!! xx |
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Post by sj on Sept 12, 2007 21:24:38 GMT
I know, Im going to do the majority of the other courses I want to do on-line as if i get someone like her at each of them, I will decide to jack the whole thing in, Im sure!
See you Tues!!!
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Post by theresa on Sept 12, 2007 21:27:07 GMT
will do hun, that's if thinking of the boredom doesn't do me in ;D
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Post by violet on Sept 14, 2007 10:55:07 GMT
I also found it boring! I am afraid it didn't get any better. All the lessons revolved around hand outs. Tip - get a large forlder with dividers and plenty of polly pockets! You will get so many hand outs, it's like your own private rain forrest! I think most of us felt we were not learning much, but we did absorb stuff, I passed my ICP exam so some of it must have sunk in! I would have prefferd to have some kind of homework to do at the end of each lesson, just a few short Q's to make sure I was understanding what was going on.
But I have re read through all my handouts a few times and they do become a great refference centre!
I am doing the first part of the course work at the moment (a bit behind). That is just as boring, I am supposed to be writing policies as I type... that reminds me lol....back to the grind!
I am sure the fun will happen when we get our first kids to look after....lol
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