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Monday, October 13, 2008

Our visit to Tynset 13 /10/2008

After we had a nice breakfast at 8:17 we started our joinery to Nord-Osterdal.vgs site we have been received by Mr. Peter a teacher of English language in the school, he binges with an introduction about the school and his experience in integrating the general subjects into vocational subjects, he said that the first thing for him is to let his students understand the importance of the language and when the students understood that, this will let them be interested in the general subjects, he went on mentioning that during the practical lesson he integrates the English word in the explanation of lessons.

Then we went to cafeteria to have a cub of tea while we were chatting the headmaster come by, he had greeted us. From there we went to visit several workshops

Technical and Industrial production
We get the first year students are in the class room near to the workshop and the teacher was explaining to the students about the electronics, the work shop is consists several lathe machines, milling machines, grinding machines and drilling machines etc. there was an example of integrating the general subjects into vocational subjects,
The practical of fabricated racing car, is a first year student’s project. This project involves many practical and skills that to say welding, turning, milling, drilling and riveting.

This type of practical give the student’s ideas of how they can think, plan and implement the work by themselves and also it let them understand that what they are doing is real.





Student’s project





Building and Construction:

All the students they are in their field work in the industries and working place, but we found a practical of a build house which was done by the first year students. We are informed that the student has to pay the materials and do the house then they can sale it to cover the cost.
By doing so the students are able to think in a business manner and be an entrepreneurial.
Project Presentation in a Class Room

This presentation was prepared by a group of four students, in which they divided the roles between them. To me this presentation was well done. The students by dividing the roles between them it show that they have in mind the image of organization structure notice.
Each organization or company has administration, staff in various departments. And if we have a look in the structure of the students group we get they have selected one to be the head of the team, acting as supervisor and one as design technician and the other one as a safety officer and the last one as quality control officer.
These students by doing so they are relay reflecting what is happing in the workplace even though they haven’t been there. They are developing the skills that will help them to carry out the work in the field at the same moment they are building the communication between themselves by doing so they can solve any problems between them without the interfere of the instructor.
They were very confidence of themselves and what they are doing, this practice

give them the opportunity to develop trust among them by give each one in the group to present what he knows.
Computer section:
The teacher has explained to us that they are integrating the general subject in this section; he goes on by giving an example of English subject by asking the students to write their CV in English during the computer session.

After launch we visited working places where by students doing their apprenticeship training. The important thing here the students are able to connect what they have learned in the school in the real life.