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Professional
reference written by the Deputy Principal at my first teaching position,
Kings Park High School.
Artifact
created June, 1987.
Reflection
written May, 2002.
Artifact
Reference from
N. Giacometti,
Deputy Principal, Kings Park High School
Melbourne. 1987.
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Reflection:
Professional Reference
Description:
Kings
Park High School was my first position as a music educator. It was
situated on the suburban fringe of Melbourne where the population
growth had boomed in recent years. It was a difficult school with
problems such as over crowding and a multicultural clientele. We
had many challenging students with emotional, behavioral and academic
problems. I spent three years at this school and throughout this
time Mr. Giacometti was the Deputy Principal. You will note that
the reference is in my maiden name, Hunter.
My reflection:
At
the time when I received this reference I did not appreciate its
sincerity and did not put a lot of value on it. Yes, it stated my
job description and basically said that I was competent but I knew
that and thought, with the wisdom and confidence that youth bestows
us, that it was obvious. As the years have progressed I look back
on this reference now and appreciate more fully what Mr. Giacometti
was trying to communicate. These days in education, particularly
in international education where I have been told a reference is
not worth the piece of paper it is written on and therefore, in
my experience, is not readily forthcoming as such, a value statement
as to a persons worth can be rare.
I particularly like the part, "I believe Julie Hunter made
a quietly outstanding contribution to this school......." as
it now makes me realize that my superiors were keeping an eye on
me, as a fledgling, and that perhaps, despite the constant struggle
in this school, I had made some inroads with the students.
Julie Lindsay,
May 2002.
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