Re: Staff Development

[Anonymous]

I bet an on-line class must be great. I haven’t taken one, but I’d really like too. I think it would cut out a lot of the physical constraints and over stimulation or mental fatigue.

I hear you, that these are about checking off the box. Yah, the half-ass comment regarding seminars is mainly true. This is a seminar for teaching, so some of the information is helpful, but most of the time I’m like; yah, yah, yah!

Another issue I struggle with is the constant urge to call out when I make a connection during a conversation. I try to control it, but then I overcompensate and have a hard time speaking up.

This may be another scenario that gets people worked up. In the class, our teacher is a math coach to one of the students/ teachers, so they have a nice personal rapport. The issue is that in the middle of lectures, the student starts conversations about their work together. These conversations tend to be off- topic and the teacher indulges it. I tend to get annoyed and think, “Why do I have to listen to this banter?” These conversations should be held after the class on their own time. Do other people have the same thoughts or am I the only annoyed person in a class of 20 people. No one complains or redirects the conversation.

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