Simulated Teaching

Since two weeks ago, our class has carried out the simulated teaching during tutorial. The activity is carried out as individual work in about five minutes. I found that it is very interesting because all of us come out with various creative ideas for set induction. For example, some of us use songs, games, pictures, short movie, sketch, story telling and others to start a lesson. The set induction must relate to the theme that you want to teach later. I like these activities because it is not only can enhance the relationship between the teacher and students but also get the attention of the students. By the simulated teaching, I had learned some teaching skills and questioning skills in order to lead the students to the theme of lesson. I prefer simulated teaching than micro teaching because our mistake is being corrected immediately. Then I will remember my mistake. Besides that, I also learn how to choose an appropriate text for the theme and not to give too many tasks at one time for Pre-reading. In conclusion, I had enjoyed myself in Simulated Teaching and we have a lot of fun while carried out the games. I hope I can learn more from this course.

Tiresias, the Powerful Seer!

I had discovered that in several stories and Greek Tragedies, Tiresias appears as the name of a recurring character concerning the legendary history of Thebes. In The Bacchae, by Euripides, Tiresias appears with Cadmus, the founder and first king of Thebes, to warn the current king Pentheus against denouncing Dionysus as a god. Tiresias also appear in Sophocles' Oedipus the King and Antigone.

In my opinion, Tiresias is such a powerful seer and often plays an important role in many stories in Greek is because of his ability of knowing the truth and foretelling it. Besides that, he is the one who has the power to deliver the god’s will and he has the prophetic sight. Hence, people will believe in what he said. Then the king always feel threaten by the power of religious. For example, In Sophocles' Oedipus the King, Oedipus, the king of Thebes, calls upon Tiresias to aid in the investigation of the killing of the previous king Laius. Half of the inverstigation, Oedipus wanted to punish Tiresias and claim that he has snare with Creon. After the revelation, Tiresias’s foretelling is proved to be perfectly matched with Oedipus’s deed. Then, Oedipus physically blinds himself in the end of the story. It shows that the prophet Teiresias, though literally blind, “sees” the truth and relays what is revealed to him. Tiresias is also serves as a comparison to the people who has clear eye sight but blind to the truth. The writer uses the prophetic knowledge and his intelligent to mock the people in the story.

In conclusion, Tiresias has the strong influence in Greek culture and sometimes we will seek advice from him as a precaution from doing things wrongly.