I'm a fairly experienced teacher (8 semesters at college level, couple of online things) but only rarely have been motivated/engaged enough in the process to be more than mediocre at it. I generally need a stronger motive than simply being invested in students' learning/growing.
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apropos of nothing
this has been in my head since i noticed you put an acute accent on the 'e'...
🎶you're so Vén you probably think this tweet is about you
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Teaching helps sharpen your own understanding. Great ideas can often crystalize around a new voice going "but why?"
I'm only mediocre at teaching myself, though, so take it with a grain of salt.
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Yeah that's not enough motive for longer than 1-2 days at most. Even there it's tough. I've made pretty big money in 1-day workshops several times, but even there, I was interested for reasons beyond money.
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That's a consequentialist take. Mine is more simply deontological: it simply doesn't inspire me enough. I don't care about outcomes/risks as much. I just like doing whatever I do with a decent degree of interest/engagement. I don't like simply going through the motions.
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