Growing pains: astrology for teachers
Growing pains: astrology for teachers
teacher (authority figures with so much responsibility),
understanding how you cope with your own taskmaster is
absolutely crucial. Just listen to how fully grown adults judge
their parents and teachers—even when they are well past the
crucial developmental stages!
Jupiter in Virgo: These learners like precision and order. It
doesn’t bother them to do the same thing over and over but it
will bother them to submit less than perfect work. They can be
brutal with criticism so always ensure clear ground rules are
followed in peer- or self-assessments.
So before you read on, perhaps it would be a good idea to stop
and re-familiarise yourself with Saturn in your own chart.
Jupiter in Libra: These learners like to work with others but
in paired learning; it needs to be strategic. Putting them with
someone they really like or someone they really hate and you
basically have the same problem—no work gets done.
Teaching hints: Jupiter through the signs
Knowing the sign Jupiter occupies gives a heads-up to how a
child grows, how he likes to learn and what may appeal to him
to keep interested. During the growth process of adolescence
this type of information may have an important impact on a
child’s progress, because the brain development ‘coincides’
with the Jupiter return and is the type that is wiring-up new
neuronal pathways. As pupils are educated by year group, it
isn’t difficult to realise that all the children you teach will moreor-less have the same Jupiter sign (but owing to retrograde,
stationing and forward motion, this might vary year-to-year).
It is also worth noting that the number of conjunctions for the
return can be just one or up to three (again, owing to retrograde
and forward motion). These are just a few general ideas on how
to exploit Jupiter during crucial learning points.
Jupiter in Aries: These learners like a good race. Keep
lessons at a good pace and create a sense of competition in
the classroom. Teach these children to self-assess and keep
track of their progress. Encourage them to compare their
results to others so they can see where they stand. Very often
these children will hone in on one skill in which they become
unbeatable.
Jupiter in Taurus: These learners like to use their senses
but they also need time to digest what they have learned so be
careful not to pile on the data all at once. Using project folders,
so they can add or take away pages, could be just one way of
letting them indulge in their love of collecting things.
Jupiter in Gemini: These learners polarise into superspeedy or super-reluctant—and very often this tendency has
its roots in their experiences of learning to read. These learners
have seen knowledge worshipped like God and they will see
God as a harsh judge on those who can’t read, so reluctant
learners will take great pains to conceal their lack of ability.
Jupiter in Cancer: These learners usually have a great love
of history and a tendency to rely on their memories rather
than rational information. They might like to be involved in
charities or in activities that make them feel they are doing
something to make the world a better place. Linking lessons to
creating a home or taking care of a family may motivate them
to do more cerebral work such as algebra.
Jupiter in Leo: These learners love drama so incorporate
opportunities to show off their acting skills. Display or record
their work (but warn them first) so they can see themselves and each other - in the best possible light. Encourage them to
show their generous and altruistic side or you will never get
them off the stage.
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Jupiter in Scorpio: These learners have an uncanny sense
of what makes others uncomfortable and they will use this to
avoid Physics lessons if you let them think they got under your
skin. Occasionally let these pupils indulge in their passion for
graphic literature but also put their excellent research skills to
good use.
Jupiter in Sagittarius: These pupils tend to think they
know everything so the things they come out with can be very
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