A short post perhaps, since I’ve been working on other things durning lunch. My job teaching is less stressful and more satisfying than it has every been before, under the wing of my mentor. This is both nice in itself, and vindicating, in that it is what I suspected from the day or two I got to first observe her class. She also seems to be really good at the training/mentoring process. The wait, the year, all worth it. I have not found any other situation that would come close to giving me this level of support as a new teacher. I think I can say without exaggeration that I am a pretty good judge of character, and specifically, teaching ability. I’m good at picking good teachers. Of identifying them. Perhaps this would be a boon to my idea of finding basic commonalities of good teachers.
In other news, I got fed up with staying up late on my computer, so in a nuclear approach, I turned on the parental controls for my laptop set the lock-out time to 7:30 pm, and had Suzannah input the password so I don’t know it. I’ve never been happier or felt free-er, in regards to my technology use. I never wanted to go to bed late, I just found myself doing so, mainly because of my laptop. With that taken out of my hands, my bed time has gotten instantly better, and I’ve gotten more wind-down time without blue lights or over stimulation, for longer before that bed time. Also, I’ve gotten more quality time with Suzannah, and more exercise, going for evening walks. Hooray, cool brain Isaac’s triumph over hot brain Isaac, using the thorn of technology to neutralize itself. I’m considering how I might want to extend this approach to more elements of my digital life that end up getting me to do things I don’t really want to do.
- I out
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