Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Increased effort on a day off

     Two days in a row without school. Hmm, teachers sure do seem to talk about the weather a lot...
     Moving that aside let's just gt right into a thought I've been having. This thought started with a conversation between two teachers I overheard where one teacher expressed that she would never work on the weekends. Everyone needs a break after all but on the other hand, were we not just discussing how important teaching is for the future of society? Basically the quandary I am getting at is how much should a teacher put in to their jobs? There is certainly a lot of room for increased effort in the profession—a teach could always put in extra time to improving lesson plans, hosting an after school activity for something similar, organizing some other special program, or getting involved with community. On the flip side of the coin there is the standard "nine to five," just coming into work at required times and doing the bare minimum required of you. Although I've reached no conclusions at this time I suppose teachers with the mindset that this is just another job are what people mean when they say that "some people shouldn't be teachers."  I agree with that to some extent, after all if there's no difference between this and say working in an office cubicle to someone then why did they choose this? The extent to which a teacher involves themselves with students and school outside of the classroom is a question that I will certainly be touching upon again. For now I'll just leave these thoughts here.

10 comments:

  1. Most teachers who are just there for it being a job, and not because that job is teaching students new things and everything are usually the worse teachers. In my experience, that is.

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  2. Teachers seem to be getting more and more undervalued in society, despite playing a major role in a person's development. They control so much; enourage someone to do something, or put someone off it for the rest of their lives.
    Though it's hard to find a teacher who really loves teaching, nowadays.
    But I mean, with something like teaching, putting in that extra effort could change so many things, the question is is whether or not you find that rewarding enough to put that extra effort in in the first place..
    Hope that makes sense.
    Though provoking post as usual.
    Thanks for sharing

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  3. Its a shame that quite a lot of teachers now adays are just there for the paycheck and not to instil wisdom.

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  4. Good teachers are those who are still learning, I remember my university teachers taking classes and courses to improve themselves.

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  5. Yeah, techers do form young minds and all that jazz but, at the end of the day, it's still (just) a job. Get up, go to work, do the hours and give it your best but, when that bell rings, go home and turn to yourself.

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  6. Focus on putting extra effort while you're on the job. After that its really up to you whether or not you want to do more.

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  7. all my teachers sucked. none of them really cared about us they were just there for a paycheck.

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  8. I'm glad you enjoy your craft and your role as a provider :)

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