tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2753958103633107328.post3154267292547569812..comments2023-08-27T01:27:41.121-07:00Comments on Teacher, I Don't Get It: For Better or Worsems.understoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08661886349768454375noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2753958103633107328.post-71503047645097015702010-06-27T09:24:10.045-07:002010-06-27T09:24:10.045-07:00That is a good point. Teaching has definitely chan...That is a good point. Teaching has definitely changed me. Or, I don't know if it's changed me, so much as helped certain traits appear - made me realize certain things about myself.<br /><br />-I don't do well with paper. Paper is the enemy. Even after 2 years, I have not figured out how to efficiently deal with all the paper that comes my way. In college, I put paper in binders or folders, and it worked for me. As a teacher, I haven't been able to figure out what to do with all the paper.<br /><br />-I am more...um...controlling than I realized. Not over my students. My students can do whatever they want (within reason). I give my students more freedom than any other teacher I know. I don't like OTHER teachers ("specialists") to come in and tell me to completely change what I'm doing UNLESS they have earned my trust. If they have earned my trust, I will do anything they want (including teach grammar or handwriting - two things I generally am not a fan of). If they HAVEN'T earned my trust, I rebel. I end up hating them for trying to change me.<br /><br />-Teaching has made me more confident. Which I guess is the most important thing. I feel good about teaching. I know what I'm talking about. I'm fairly good at it. Enough people have told me that to make me believe it. Teaching has raised my self-esteem. (Then again, equating my confidence or self-esteem to my job isn't always great. Because when teaching things go wrong, I end up equating that with personal failure, instead of just professional failure...)<br /><br />Interesting question!Not Quite Grown Up...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04951305138138052610noreply@blogger.com