People confuse me.
Feb. 8th, 2012 11:33 amI don't expect my students to be particularly self-aware. I don't expect my yr7 kids to be able to figure out on their own why they reacted to a situation in a particular way or the roots of their issues and all that sort of stuff. I expect to spend a lot of my time on behaviour management and trying to get them to think about their behaviour, where it comes from, how it affects others and what they should do about it.
I even expect to do this with yr10 students, though to a lesser extent.
I don't expect to have this kind of immaturity from adults. It isn't something I have to deal with particularly often or even directly, but when people behave in ways which clearly show that they know absolutely nothing about themselves, it seriously weirds me out.
I just expect that someone over the age of about 22 will have themselves more or less figured out. That they will understand their preferences, and at least be able to stop to think about their behaviour and figure out why it's right or wrong, both as far as they and others are concerned. I expect them to be able to outline what they want to do differently, and at least ask for help with it if not actually come up with and implement steps to do so.
I understand that people's priorities change as they get older, but there should be no great "surprises" in terms of your character or your values if you're approacing 30. You may reveal something that is a surprise to others, but it shouldn't be a surprise to yourself.
And no, I'm not talking about anyone who is likely to read this blog or know someone who reads this blog. At least, not as far as I'm aware. No pun intended.
I guess I just expect professionals to be professional.
I even expect to do this with yr10 students, though to a lesser extent.
I don't expect to have this kind of immaturity from adults. It isn't something I have to deal with particularly often or even directly, but when people behave in ways which clearly show that they know absolutely nothing about themselves, it seriously weirds me out.
I just expect that someone over the age of about 22 will have themselves more or less figured out. That they will understand their preferences, and at least be able to stop to think about their behaviour and figure out why it's right or wrong, both as far as they and others are concerned. I expect them to be able to outline what they want to do differently, and at least ask for help with it if not actually come up with and implement steps to do so.
I understand that people's priorities change as they get older, but there should be no great "surprises" in terms of your character or your values if you're approacing 30. You may reveal something that is a surprise to others, but it shouldn't be a surprise to yourself.
And no, I'm not talking about anyone who is likely to read this blog or know someone who reads this blog. At least, not as far as I'm aware. No pun intended.
I guess I just expect professionals to be professional.