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By: How I Still Know I Chose The Right Profession | Irrational Cube

How I Still Know I Chose The Right Profession | Irrational Cube — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 05:12:56 +0000

[…] Â Over the summer Dan Meyer called me a derelict blogger. Â That is totally true, but perhaps now that I’m working my way back into a routine, I can […]

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 17:53:57 +0000

Re: Jen: Whether it’s to (ahem) grad school, or to being some sort of an administrator, or to another profession entirely, one that doesn’t demand all of your thought space.

Yeah, because it seems as if Dan and Chris Lehmann (grad school, administrator) think about this job LESS now that they aren’t in the classroom.

By: Garth

Garth — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:32:06 +0000

Can we get workman’s comp for this? We get paid for 9 months yet think about the job for 12. Something wrong there.

By: Daniel Schaben

Daniel Schaben — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:56:22 +0000

I wondered what was wrong with me and why I have few friends :) When I am in the thick of the battle in the middle of the school year, I can’t even escape it in my dreams.

By: peyer

peyer — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:55:07 +0000

I have a similiar problem. My thoughts are constantly in motion! While lying on a serene beach, pieces of a surf lesson drift past my ears and I am instantly thinking if how to integrate the science and math of surfing into problem based learning for sixth grade students.

Teaching content through life skills is what keeps my students motivated and engaged……

By: Dan Meyer

Dan Meyer — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:01:44 +0000

Ahem.

By: Jen

Jen — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 11:55:21 +0000

That can be a problem. In other cases, we call it perseverative thinking. It’s pretty common when you’re starting any new job or doing it a new way or in a new place. But if you don’t end up being able to keep your brain from always returning to the same spot after a couple of years…

Well, you end up leaving. Whether it’s to (ahem) grad school, or to being some sort of an administrator, or to another profession entirely, one that doesn’t demand all of your thought space.

While it’s a great way to be in many ways — to be that devoted, it’s also not really sustainable at that pitch if you want to have a life that includes other people or children or even your mental health!