My adviser came today, and it was a bit of cold water. I'm reminded that teaching is essentially a middle management position, meeting needs, wants, and demands without the time to discriminate between the two or the authority to object or advocate even if you can. But does a lack of authority mean a lack of responsibility? Many teachers whom I respect openly confess a need shrug off certain injustices and embrace wasteful practices. The rain falls on us all.
I'm a bit tempered, which I think is healthy.
Saturday is an important day for me. The paper still hangs, and the unit grows unwieldy like a bag of pizza dough. (Thanks for reading, buddy.) It's weird feeling like I don't have time to write this entry. Away!
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Hey I'm still checking. I even posted a few days ago but must have messed something up somehow because my comment never showed up. I am so glad to hear that you are genuinely enjoying teaching and seeing you passionate about it is just so great! I must admit I have had a hard time envisioning you as a teacher because I always saw you going into something more technologically or entertainment oriented but reading your more recent entries is beginning to show me how your gifts really may best be used as a teacher. I think you will have a fulfilling career and ministry in this! Of course "the ground is cursed" so there will always be friction that seems to prevent you from maintaining a constant state of fulfillment but that's where faith and perseverance comes in, right?
ReplyDeleteGetting that paper out of the way is going to feel so good! I'll pray that that all goes smoothly.
The bag of pizza dough may be unwieldy- but if you expose yourself to its contents they stick to your head and body forever?
ReplyDeleteIs the metaphor going to far?