Mr Rahman has had a twelve year long experience of teaching at the International school of Africa. He has a good honors degree in economics from O’Brien International College, University of Cambridge. He has attended several short courses in drama and teaching as well. He has been put across as an “excellent tutor” and a “good colleague”. However he, also, appears to have frequently shown incapability in maintaining discipline and has encountered difficulty in laying “the law down firmly” when the need arises Moreover, his examination results are fairly unsatisfactory in comparison to the standards of this school. He, nevertheless, possesses the expertise in teaching drama, economics and geography as well. Overall, Mr. Rahman has shown enormous capability to give the children the love of the language and seems adept at keeping the children interested using his knowledge along with creativity.
On the other hand, Mrs. Setton, a well-educated teacher with a first class honors degree in English literature, has been in this profession for the past thirty-one years. She has been second in English department in addition to being an assistant teacher at Enbright Girls’ academy. She has also worked as head of department at Grimoldby Upper School whilst she was employed as a manger in Hutton’s Bookshop. Therefore, she has had exceptional results in addition to a vast work experience. She has proved to be “efficient and punctual”, at the same time as working hard and expecting “the same of everyone else” being expert in dealing with children. While all this, she may still be a little too strict and inflexible with her timings.
While Mr. Rahman has the creativity and appeal, Mrs. Setton has the knowledge and experience. Both are perfect for the job in different ways and are experts in their own techniques. A better means to choose the right candidate, in my opinion, would be to interview them again. Based on their second interview and if possible a demo class with the children, the selection of the right teacher to provide the right kind of education in the right way, may be achievable. And thus, I leave the decision upon you.
Yours sincerely,
Sanya Mathur
(Director of English department)