Mentor 1 - Dr Navan Govender - Teaching, Modern Education, Social Justice

Dr Govender is a lecturer at Strathclyde University. He specialises in Critical Literacies, and is a lead teacher on the university's PGDE Course.

Socials:
Dr Govender: https://www.instagram.com/navsg/
Zak: https://www.instagram.com/zak.gmg/

Timecodes

0:00 - Intro
1:36 - What is Teaching?
5:40 - Teaching as a Calling - Dr Govender's Journey
18:05 - What is a Teacher?
22:08 - Authenticity vs Teacher Persona
29:02 - The Modern Education System
37:30 - Critical Literacy
40:15 - Extremism vs Authentic Social Justice
52:46 - Living Critically vs Virtue Signalling
55:03 - Final Advice to New Teachers