I have not posted in a while because I have not been teaching. Instead, I am a student at school. There is a lot of irony moving back and forth from teacher to student. I get to reflect on how I prefer to be taught as a student. I get to look around at my classmates and gauge their level of interest—Is the teacher reaching them? Is the teacher reaching me? What can be done differently?
It is challenging to be a good teacher. I haven't encountered a profession as difficult, as demanding, as important, nor as dynamic. So many minds to meet in so little time. That said, it is also challenging to be a good student. I don't mean obedient and quiet. I mean it can be difficult to focus on the value of learning, of completing a task; it can be difficult to force oneself to sit down on a sunny day and write an essay about life-altering events when all one wants to do is just do what one wants to do…laugh, walk, read, talk.
My greatest successes as a student have been achieved when I am actively involved in my education: actively listening, thoughtfully speaking, putting effort into my work. Still, sometimes I find it difficult to be a good student for it requires a lot of energy and focus, but mostly because the only one who it really affects is me. So, I look to the future and think what do I want to be, who do I want to be and how do I make it happen? After answering these questions I am left with two options. I must either win the lottery or get back to being a good student.
I am still marking essays.
8.8 papers have been marked and delivered.
8.5 papers have been marked, but not yet delivered.
8.7 and 8.6 papers are in the process of being marked.
It is challenging to be a good teacher. I haven't encountered a profession as difficult, as demanding, as important, nor as dynamic. So many minds to meet in so little time. That said, it is also challenging to be a good student. I don't mean obedient and quiet. I mean it can be difficult to focus on the value of learning, of completing a task; it can be difficult to force oneself to sit down on a sunny day and write an essay about life-altering events when all one wants to do is just do what one wants to do…laugh, walk, read, talk.
My greatest successes as a student have been achieved when I am actively involved in my education: actively listening, thoughtfully speaking, putting effort into my work. Still, sometimes I find it difficult to be a good student for it requires a lot of energy and focus, but mostly because the only one who it really affects is me. So, I look to the future and think what do I want to be, who do I want to be and how do I make it happen? After answering these questions I am left with two options. I must either win the lottery or get back to being a good student.
I am still marking essays.
8.8 papers have been marked and delivered.
8.5 papers have been marked, but not yet delivered.
8.7 and 8.6 papers are in the process of being marked.
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