“Good Jobs” Part 1

Something that has been on my mind after taking a group class yesterday…

The teacher was really generous with “good jobs” (you know: “good job, Tom”, “good job, Maggie” and so on) so I was patiently waiting for him to mention my name as well. When that happened, I started counting HOW MANY TIMES he mentions my name. I got to three – but that’s not the point 🙂

The point is what if he didn’t mention my name at all? Wouldn’t I be disappointed? Would that mean I wasn’t doing well; that I wasn’t giving my 100%?

I’m sure I wasn’t the only one waiting to be singled out in class like that. Why the hell we depend on someone else telling us how hard we try? Shouldn’t we know for ourselves? After all, WE are the only ones who really know how much we put into something and how much we’ve accomplished.

Here’s a thought: I will find out how my words as a teacher impact my students. When I’m teaching today, there will be no “good jobs”, no “you got its”, no “you’re doing greats”. Zero. Nada. Will let you know how it went.

(I just hope they’re not reading this before the class)