Where do you see yourself in five years?

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That's a good mindset to have
I thought about becoming a teacher when I was younger but I don't think I could connect with students very well
Are you having any trouble with them or are you the cool teacher?
My students seem to like me, I've had a couple tell me I'm their favorite teacher. That being said, I still want to make sure I don't get the reputation as "The cool teacher," as in, somebody who just doesn't teach and lets the class go wild. I'm willing to have fun with the class and make instruction casual, but ultimately they need to complete the work and behave themselves. I recognize I'm not too distant from them in terms of age, so sometimes interests do align and that can help to form connections with them.

I only have a handful of "Problem" students, the majority are respectful. The particular ones I have in mind are just disruptive and sometimes try to be wise-asses, but I've learned quickly not to entertain them. They're not bad kids, they just don't know when to shut up. Discipline is something I've yet to master, if only because I barely ever have to even consider it with my classes.
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Maybe you should let people respond and not make assumptions yeah?
sometimes assumptions are fair; that was one of those times
Don’t know man, if me “Exaggerating my accomplishments” is related to a brief and pointless disagreement from several years ago over a fitness-related colloquialism (Which is the only thing I could possibly imagine you’re talking about), then using that as a justification for suspecting I’d outright lie about my job is kind of unjustified.

Doubting it based on my age is strange, too. Many first-year teachers are fresh out of college, my mother began her teaching career at twenty-one. Granted that was in the eighties, but still- Do you think all prospecting teachers just swim around as substitutes or paraprofesisonals for years until they can land a job? It's not totally unheard-of to be this young as a teacher, but I'll admit I'm extremely fortunate to end up where I did. I worked very hard to get to this point, though. I deserve it.
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Maybe you should let people respond and not make assumptions yeah?
sometimes assumptions are fair; that was one of those times
Don’t know man, if me “Exaggerating my accomplishments” is related to a brief and pointless disagreement from several years ago over a fitness-related colloquialism (Which is the only thing I could possibly imagine you’re talking about), then using that as a justification for suspecting I’d outright lie about my job is kind of unjustified.
that's super funny to me that you even remember that

anyways yeah, i'm just saying, i'm going on my 14th semester at college right now, and i've NEVER seen a teacher who was younger than like, 28-30

i didn't say you were lying, i was saying it was possible that you might've been a TA or a sub, which wouldn't necessarily be a lie—it would just be kind like calling yourself jacked when you're just fit
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Maybe you should let people respond and not make assumptions yeah?
sometimes assumptions are fair; that was one of those times
Don’t know man, if me “Exaggerating my accomplishments” is related to a brief and pointless disagreement from several years ago over a fitness-related colloquialism (Which is the only thing I could possibly imagine you’re talking about), then using that as a justification for suspecting I’d outright lie about my job is kind of unjustified.
that's super funny to me that you even remember that

anyways yeah, i'm just saying, i'm going on my 14th semester at college right now, and i've NEVER seen a teacher who was younger than like, 28-30

i didn't say you were lying, i was saying it was possible that you might've been a TA or a sub, which wouldn't necessarily be a lie—it would just be kind like calling yourself jacked when you're just fit
Are you still in computer science? Sorry, I honestly just don’t remember that well, but I think that’s what you were in last time.

And to be fair to your doubt, I’m the youngest person in my department, but only by a handful of years. I think the next-youngest is twenty-seven, but at least a few new hires during orientation were near my age (But they’re elsewhere in my district so I don’t know them well). I might’ve started even younger, but I took a semester off because of my deteriorating mental health Sophomore year, and withdrew from all but one of my classes at the start of Junior year following my cousin passing away in the Spring. My grief was delayed and I eventually broke down halfway through the Fall semester.


 
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Are you still in computer science? Sorry, I honestly just don’t remember that well, but I think that’s what you were in last time.

And to be fair to your doubt, I’m the youngest person in my department, but only by a handful of years. I think the next-youngest is twenty-seven, but at least a few new hires during orientation were near my age (But they’re elsewhere in my district so I don’t know them well). I might’ve started even younger, but I took a semester off because of my deteriorating mental health Sophomore year, and withdrew from all but one of my classes at the start of Junior year following my cousin passing away in the Spring. My grief was delayed and I eventually broke down halfway through the Fall semester.
i see—yeah, you could say my stint in compsci may as well have been "semesters off" as well

i wound up switching out of that in favor of my initial choice (english) a couple years ago—it's not that i didn't do well, but i was extremely miserable (FUCK how math classes are taught), and i eventually just came to the conclusion that it's better to study what i'm actually interested in rather than worry about what'll get me paid more, and if that means i won't pay off my debt in a timely fashion, i figured "so be it"

i only regret that i didn't last long enough in compsci to earn enough credits for a minor, although i was close

sorry to hear about your cousin


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(FUCK how math classes are taught)
You have my sympathy, my frustration with the ways that math and physics instruction are generally carried out was part of my motivation to become an educator. I'd felt that way for a long time, but college cemented my drive for teaching because I wanted to rectify the issues I saw in normal instruction. I trudged through many classes and constantly reflected on them to develop an understanding of why the methods used by professors were or weren't helpful to me. Personally, I just don't think that the amount of time allotted to you during a semester is usually appropriate if the goal is genuine mastery of the topic. But I suspect a lot of people end up feeling that way.

There are also simple issues of blanket assumptions about students' comprehension of prerequisite courses, badly-worded or needlessly verbose explanations, and a bunch of other little issues that compile to make absorbing information difficult for any student. It's a frustrating situation to be forced into, and often leaves people with the incorrect view that they're just stupid and aren't wired to comprehend the material.
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Isn't that why some courses have a direct course required afterwards though? For example, I have to take Film Production 1, 2, & 3. Three separate courses because one semester isn't enough for all the information? I don't see how Math would be different in that regard (and I recall in college there was Calc 1, Calc 2, etc.).

Personally, I just don't think that the amount of time allotted to you during a semester is usually appropriate if the goal is genuine mastery of the topic.


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Isn't that why some courses have a direct course required afterwards though? For example, I have to take Film Production 1, 2, & 3. Three separate courses because one semester isn't enough for all the information? I don't see how Math would be different in that regard (and I recall in college there was Calc 1, Calc 2, etc.).

Personally, I just don't think that the amount of time allotted to you during a semester is usually appropriate if the goal is genuine mastery of the topic.
I have no idea how film classes work, but I’m not sure you’re understanding the issue I have with math/physics course leveling in college. The point is that passing Calculus I does not even remotely imply that you’re fully prepared to transition to Calculus II, and passing Calculus II doesn’t imply you’re ready for Calculus III.