Teacher For A Day
Spending yesterday in a high school, training elementary principals how to use the software I've been developing was definitely interesting. Could I hack it as a teacher? Most likely. My part of the day was only about 90 minutes but I enjoyed that was well as floating around our two rooms helping people one on one. I was quite surprised how I was able to keep focused and on track despite people talking and going off to do their own thing. I was expecting the distractions since it was a hands-on workshop. So once they saw something interesting they'd start exploring that section more on their laptop while I continued on with the presentation.
I enjoyed the day a lot as did our "students". I heard a few people comment that it was one of the better professional development days that they had. We sure spent enough time developing the material.
I had one of the principals approach me to say that her mental picture of me from our phone conversations was a 45 year old man. We both got a good chuckle at that. It was nice to finally meet some of them and have a face to put with the voice. I was quite surprised that 3/4 of our principals are female since all the principals I had in school were males.
I've had many people over the years tell me that I'd make a good teacher. Most recently, Alysha, Toby's fiance, told me I'd make a good computer teacher when I was getting everyone set up during the LAN party. After I flunked out of Aerospace I took a Myers-Briggs personality test and one of those career tests. Based on those tests being a teacher was high up on the list of careers that I should enjoy. After the six and a half years of struggle that it took to get one degree, would I want to go back to school for another year to become a teacher? What subject and what age group would I want to teach?
As introverted as I am, I'm still a people person. I do spend a lot of time in front of my computer in my free time, but I mostly hang out with people online. People to play games with, shoot the breeze with, share my heart with. And so I think in order to be happy in my job I need more interaction with people.
And well I still can't shake off the idea of getting into some type of full-time worship/youth ministry. More stuff to think about and ponder. Or maybe it's time to act? It's hard to take risks when things you thought were meant to be didn't turn out the way you hoped. *sigh*
Matthew.
I enjoyed the day a lot as did our "students". I heard a few people comment that it was one of the better professional development days that they had. We sure spent enough time developing the material.
I had one of the principals approach me to say that her mental picture of me from our phone conversations was a 45 year old man. We both got a good chuckle at that. It was nice to finally meet some of them and have a face to put with the voice. I was quite surprised that 3/4 of our principals are female since all the principals I had in school were males.
I've had many people over the years tell me that I'd make a good teacher. Most recently, Alysha, Toby's fiance, told me I'd make a good computer teacher when I was getting everyone set up during the LAN party. After I flunked out of Aerospace I took a Myers-Briggs personality test and one of those career tests. Based on those tests being a teacher was high up on the list of careers that I should enjoy. After the six and a half years of struggle that it took to get one degree, would I want to go back to school for another year to become a teacher? What subject and what age group would I want to teach?
As introverted as I am, I'm still a people person. I do spend a lot of time in front of my computer in my free time, but I mostly hang out with people online. People to play games with, shoot the breeze with, share my heart with. And so I think in order to be happy in my job I need more interaction with people.
And well I still can't shake off the idea of getting into some type of full-time worship/youth ministry. More stuff to think about and ponder. Or maybe it's time to act? It's hard to take risks when things you thought were meant to be didn't turn out the way you hoped. *sigh*
Matthew.
1 Comments:
matty...like i said the other night...take the leap off the cliff!! it's how you'll feel the hand of God under you!! :-)
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