Comments on: Area Man Who Talks a Lot About Teaching Teaches His First Full Day in >10 Years

By: Rachel

Rachel — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 00:18:24 +0000

I loved the same bullet point! I have been a teacher for 23 years, and I’ve never not loved the energy of a school. Dan, you conveyed this idea so well.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 00:16:58 +0000

In reply to Scott King. I loved the same bullet point! I have been a teacher for 23 years, and I've never not loved the energy of a school. Dan, you conveyed this idea so well.

By: WENDY MCMILLIAN

WENDY MCMILLIAN — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 13:12:58 +0000

On the Airpods…. I believe it’s just a battle that we’re picking these days! LOL!

By: Judy Hante

Judy Hante — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 19:24:50 +0000

I worked as a statistician in industry most of my career, and only taught for the last 8 years, community college statistics. I really loved the teaching, being around that age group all day, convincing them they are not bad at math, and having them ask me so many life questions not related to school or math. I retired in June after 2 1/2 semesters of teaching via Zoom (less than fully satisfying). I really miss the student interaction, but I love having my time back that used to be spent on prep. When they go back to face-to-face classrooms, I may teach a class again, or at least go in and tutor. My favorite thing is students telling me that they discovered they really aren’t “bad at math”. Makes my heart swell.

By: Dan Meyer

Dan Meyer — Mon, 11 Oct 2021 21:46:02 +0000

In reply to Diana Laufenberg.

I love the energy of a school – there is nothing else quite like it for me.

Doesn't hurt that you got to work at one of the best! Nice seeing your name around here.

By: Diana Laufenberg

Diana Laufenberg — Mon, 11 Oct 2021 16:08:48 +0000

I’ve formally been out of the classroom since 2012 – but did a long term sub gig from Nov-May in the 2013-14 school year and had the fortunate/unfortunate luck to be 6 weeks into a long term sub gig when Covid shut it all down – 6 weeks in person followed by the mess that was online learning in Spring 2020. My general thought process is that you need to get your ass kicked by the job frequently enough to still be taken seriously when you talk to teachers. I’m always humbled/grateful for the opportunities.

I’m with you on… I love the energy of a school – there is nothing else quite like it for me. In the before times I was still in schools a ton, just not as a teacher. Now, I do 100% of my work virtually and I miss it terribly. Here’s to a future version of work where I get back into buildings with kids and all that entails. Glad that you are able to make that happen!

By: Dan Meyer

Dan Meyer — Fri, 08 Oct 2021 20:12:49 +0000

In reply to James Noble. Take care of yourself, James. I hope to see you again.

By: Dan Meyer

Dan Meyer — Fri, 08 Oct 2021 20:05:13 +0000

In reply to Dick Fuller. Sorry, Dick. Not sure I follow here.

By: Leeanne Branham

Leeanne Branham — Fri, 08 Oct 2021 19:48:17 +0000

This piece resonated with me so much.
“For now, I’m happy I get to create tools and experiences that help other teachers create those connections. But I think I know what I was made to do and it isn’t obvious to me how long I’ll be able to go on not doing that.”
Thinking that I am down to my last 5 full time work years. Do I really want to go out without having my own class one more time???
But could I live that pace on a daily basis for a whole year??
For me this summer, summer school was a great “teaching/kid fix”. But we’ll see what these next 5 years hold….

By: James Noble

James Noble — Fri, 08 Oct 2021 16:31:37 +0000

It’s fascinating to hear this at this moment – I just informed my supervisors that this is my last year in teaching for a litte while. After 8 years in the classroom I need to step away, but I can’t help but feel like I’ll be back eventually. The burn out is just too real at the moment, the compensation to miserly, the beurocracy to oppressive.

I saved this post when you wrote it, and the sentiment has carried me a long way – I suspect it’s also what will bring me back. /2014/speaking-to-new-teachers-at-their-graduation/