7 August, 2009
One month, one week into my redux of web design. Being me I have been thinking about the move and looking back at the education system. It is clear to me that I love classroom teaching. The kids were the reason I was there and I am definitely a secondary teacher. Teenagers suit me to a tee and provide enough messed up and brilliant experiences to make it worth my while. That said, looking back I am not interested in going back to a system that promotes mediocrity and sucks everything down to a very low base level. Education is not alone in this. Talking to a range of people who have worked in various govt systems ranging from health to community corrections it seems the negative impact comes from the way the NZ public service operates. I admire teachers and I think without them a lot of young people would never find the thing that makes them tick. In my new role I am trying to find ways to help classroom teachers in practical ways. I know it sucks to have the floaty ideas waft through the system toward the classroom when what you really need is practical stuff that can be used now, won’t get you beaten at moderation time and will benefit students.
I am loving being back in web design with people who can passionately talk about Emacs being cool in HiDef. It’s good for a gentle giggle.
Time for a weekend with a rather large task list thats only redeeming feature is getting more beer on the go.
Have fun.