Teaching
Its not often that I am feeling as unwell as I am right now and I still am enjoying the hectic pace of life I am surrounded by, I think the reason for this is the fact that I really am enjoying the job that I have right now. Unlike last year where my job primarily consisted of nursing a temperamental telescope which didnt want to do what we were asking off it, this year I am being allowed to teach a lab to entry level students who many a time are taking this lab as an introduction to entering the world of Astronomy. The thought that I could influence some of them to choose this line for a career all at once scares me and overwhelms my senses.
Its like what happened with my mother when she called one day while I was teaching, when I did mention what I happened to be involved in all she could do was burst out laughing and I could even see her shaking her head in wonderment that her little boy was actually doing something as important and one with as much responsibility as teaching. I dont know if the novelty quickly wears off as it does in other jobs or if the wonderment sticks on for as long as you are involved with young and fresh minds, but I am willing to give it an opportunity and see what happens if I make this into a career option.
Its funny how I have always been worried that my fundamentals come prove to be insufficient and that the students would immediately point out the fact that I happen to know extremely little of the subject I attempt to teach them, but as I teach them I realise two things. One - I am not as stutpid as I thought I was, and that my basics are infact better then I gave it credit for and two - that the students are infact actually do know lesser then me and that for the lab that I am teaching I am pretty decently positioned to not make an ass out of myself. I also realise that while I am lazy (now thats an understatement) I still make the effort to teach that I do not make for other jobs. All jobs I have held before this have required me to force myself to go, this is the first job where I have had to force myself to wait for the class to being and tot not turn up an hour early.
All in all I am enjoying myself and with the Subject Test approaching I find myself actually making an effort to study as well. Though not enough...
Its like what happened with my mother when she called one day while I was teaching, when I did mention what I happened to be involved in all she could do was burst out laughing and I could even see her shaking her head in wonderment that her little boy was actually doing something as important and one with as much responsibility as teaching. I dont know if the novelty quickly wears off as it does in other jobs or if the wonderment sticks on for as long as you are involved with young and fresh minds, but I am willing to give it an opportunity and see what happens if I make this into a career option.
Its funny how I have always been worried that my fundamentals come prove to be insufficient and that the students would immediately point out the fact that I happen to know extremely little of the subject I attempt to teach them, but as I teach them I realise two things. One - I am not as stutpid as I thought I was, and that my basics are infact better then I gave it credit for and two - that the students are infact actually do know lesser then me and that for the lab that I am teaching I am pretty decently positioned to not make an ass out of myself. I also realise that while I am lazy (now thats an understatement) I still make the effort to teach that I do not make for other jobs. All jobs I have held before this have required me to force myself to go, this is the first job where I have had to force myself to wait for the class to being and tot not turn up an hour early.
All in all I am enjoying myself and with the Subject Test approaching I find myself actually making an effort to study as well. Though not enough...
posted by Abhi @ 10:55 PM
4 comments
4 Comments:
Good ..Finally you seem to rise above the clutter and have what makes you happy.Is this what you always aimed to achieve(fame) or just a path to it?
heh I dont know about getting any major fame through teaching. That'll probably come through the second Nobel that I win or the 1 millionth copy of my book selling. This is what I will do for me.
Read between the lines ...jitu
ahh the density of my brain matter appears to have made even the most abvious things opaque to my otherwise razor edged mind... tranlation - huh???
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