This site is a class blog space for new Career and Technical Specializations and Heathcare Science teachers enrolled in the New Teacher Institute (NTI) at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia.
Friday, December 11, 2009
The most important thing I learned as an NTI student, thanks to Dr. M's visit, is that I was working too hard as an instructor. Never even thought that I was working too hard but after Dr. M's assessment it has help me tremendously.
Unfortunately, I don't think I have ever been titled as a teacher who works too hard. Maybe that's a good thing. Dr. M is right. I believe being a teacher is our life calling, but it should not consume our life. I believe being properly balanced in our lives makes us more effective teachers. I think my students knowing that my life doesn't revolve around them, but around my family, helps them see me as a true person and not just a authority figure. I guess my advice to you is to take Dr. M to heart. He is a very wise man.
Ant,
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, I don't think I have ever been titled as a teacher who works too hard. Maybe that's a good thing. Dr. M is right. I believe being a teacher is our life calling, but it should not consume our life. I believe being properly balanced in our lives makes us more effective teachers. I think my students knowing that my life doesn't revolve around them, but around my family, helps them see me as a true person and not just a authority figure. I guess my advice to you is to take Dr. M to heart. He is a very wise man.