I am not really sure where I fall on the spectrum, but I think I at least lean introvert. One thing I have noticed, as you already alluded to in the post, is that after teaching (university) I often need a period of decompression, and it can be hard to come straight home to a houseful of kids who also require a lot of positive energy.
I am not really sure where I fall on the spectrum, but I think I at least lean introvert. One thing I have noticed, as you already alluded to in the post, is that after teaching (university) I often need a period of decompression, and it can be hard to come straight home to a houseful of kids who also require a lot of positive energy.
I think this has become more noticeable in the age of ubiquitous powerpoint, because teaching feels more and more like it's supposed to be an entertaining performance, even as we're also always trying to make it more and more student centred. Or maybe it's especially about student-centredness, because there's all this pressure to be engaging, compete with digital devices, make each class session meaningful? I don't know!
That's really interesting. I do think there's something interesting going on where introverts are attracted to, and often good at, teaching roles: we find them rewarding but also draining.
I am not really sure where I fall on the spectrum, but I think I at least lean introvert. One thing I have noticed, as you already alluded to in the post, is that after teaching (university) I often need a period of decompression, and it can be hard to come straight home to a houseful of kids who also require a lot of positive energy.
I think this has become more noticeable in the age of ubiquitous powerpoint, because teaching feels more and more like it's supposed to be an entertaining performance, even as we're also always trying to make it more and more student centred. Or maybe it's especially about student-centredness, because there's all this pressure to be engaging, compete with digital devices, make each class session meaningful? I don't know!
That's really interesting. I do think there's something interesting going on where introverts are attracted to, and often good at, teaching roles: we find them rewarding but also draining.