December 30, 2007
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“Inigo Montoya: Fezzik, are there rocks ahead?
Fezzik: If there are, we all be dead.
Vizzini: No more rhymes now, I mean it.
Fezzik: Anybody want a peanut?”It should be no wonder to me why I am successful in the career aspect of my life.
I’m comfortable in my office, debating/pondering how to get students to think,
how to get them to really dive into a paper or project and use that creative sphere.
I’m not comfortable, however, when it comes to dissecting my personal life
whether that means dealing with family and friends or my significant other.
With my students, I’ve learned how to react. The situations rarely change.
They forgot to hand in a paper; their dog ate homework; they’re “sick.”But with everything else… I jump right to frustration.
I can’t predict my behavior even if I think ahead about it.
“IF X doesn’t happen, I’ll be okay,” I tell myself. But then I’m not.
{And then the over-analyzation begins.}
I’m clueless; I think I got an A in Educational Psychology.
How well did I do in Psychology?
Eeek. I think I slept through it – damn Stevens Auditorium!Either way…
I am EXCITED to be back in the office this week.
I am such a geek.
Now for some cereal and soy.
Hopefully today’s football games won’t annoy.
Comments (3)
I know! The situations I encounter in teaching are so much more clear-cut than those in my real life. Perhaps it’s because, as you say, the situations in teaching usually don’t change, but I think it’s also about the level of personal involvement and power. For example, I’m irritated when a student cheats on a paper, but it doesn’t really affect my life, and I have the power to do something about it. In my “real” life, it’s completely the opposite. Let’s say my husband cheats on me (to my knowledge, mine hasn’t). I’m much more personally involved in that situation–it’s a betrayal, full of emotion and rejection–and there’s no power to do anything to fix it. There are choices, of course, but they’re all negative; there’s no winning.
Inigo Montoya: “You keep using that word….I do not think it means what you think it means!”
I so agree with you on the school/home dichotomy! I have endless patience for students when they keep asking the same question over and over, but at home, I give them about 2 seconds before I am crabby because they’re being obtuse! Not sure why that is.
I have complained before that we are perfectly willing to talk to the people we are supposed to treasure most in ways we wouldn’t dream of talking to a perfect stranger. It’s really not right.
Very good thought to ponder for the day! Thanks teach!
You’re both so smart. Thanks for your additional insights to my pondering.