I have not updated this blog in about 4 months? Maybe? Not sure. I have a project to do it this weekend, but I've also been saying that for the better part of two months... Oh well.
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Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Teaching Philosophy
I think the most frustrating thing about writing a teaching philosophy statement is never actually being satisfied with it. How do you know what an employer really cares about? Is your philosophy actually good enough, or does it just sound like random banter about the state of education and how your perspective is somehow different enough without being so different it will be perceived in a negative way?
Overall, I find I have a love-hate relationship with mine. On one hand I know that firmly believe what I've written in it, but on the other hand is anyone going to buy it? i know I have to have one for every teaching job I'm applying to, and yet, I'm never actually satisfied with it. When I have the option for a 2-page philosophy, I get frustrated because I've hammered it down to one page, then I just submit that and wonder if it will hurt my chances of being considered. It has been drilled into me to be quick and concise. That's what we do in biology. Our grants get to the point. Our papers get into great detail, but it too, is to the point. If I can say what I want to say in one page, why would I need two?
Hopefully I'll figure all of this out soon enough to get employed. In the meantime, I geuss I'll just continue my love-hate relationship with it and hope for the best.
Overall, I find I have a love-hate relationship with mine. On one hand I know that firmly believe what I've written in it, but on the other hand is anyone going to buy it? i know I have to have one for every teaching job I'm applying to, and yet, I'm never actually satisfied with it. When I have the option for a 2-page philosophy, I get frustrated because I've hammered it down to one page, then I just submit that and wonder if it will hurt my chances of being considered. It has been drilled into me to be quick and concise. That's what we do in biology. Our grants get to the point. Our papers get into great detail, but it too, is to the point. If I can say what I want to say in one page, why would I need two?
Hopefully I'll figure all of this out soon enough to get employed. In the meantime, I geuss I'll just continue my love-hate relationship with it and hope for the best.
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