Appetizer
Name one thing that is unique about you.
I have a very weird ability to focus on one task for hours at a time. Even boring tasks! At my mom's jewelry store years ago, I used to spend hours a day entering jewelry information into their new computer system. She actually had to ask me to take a break.The problem is multi-tasking. Apparently that is a big job requirement lately and for me, it takes a lot of mental brain capacity to do many things at once. My biggest fear that I don't do something really, really well if I don't put all of my energy into it.
Soup
Fill in the blank: My favorite _________ is __________ but I like _________ too.
My favorite reading is short stories but I like non-fiction too. I love poetry and quotes too. The short story format has always intrigued me because I think it is one of the hardest to write well and it is probably the least read nowadays.
Salad
What type of wood do you have for your home’s furnishings?
We have an eclectic mix of Target, Craigslist and IKEA. Hee, hee.
Main Course
Who do you talk to most often on the phone?
My husband or maybe Cindy. I am a much better e-mailer than phone caller.
Dessert
What level of responsibility do you have in your job?
Depends on the job. For teaching, I am expected to be there, teach and do a great job. As a traveler, I don't have to be at staff meetings and I don't have duties. However, I do have to take a lot of classes in order to move on the salary scale, which is absolutely ridiculous. Merit pay needs to be subtracted from school systems, honestly. We never had it in New York and everyone did exactly what they were supposed to and everyone learned. Now, teachers are being stretched too thin trying to jump hoops for some extra money. I am juggling a million schedules to take these inane classes. Whoever the next President is NEEDS to reform the education system before my children go to school. Ooops, I got on a tangent there....sorry!
5 comments:
Yeah, don't get me started on school reform either!
I right there with you as for talking on the phone-guess that is why we rarely talk to each other on the phone-funny huh?
Hi,
I was going to do a Friday Feast but I wimped out on this one. I thought it was hard. I'm with you and Theresa about school reform. There's so much that needs to be fixed from teacher's salaries, to funding, to just our attitude about what learning is about. Seems to me we teach like education is a commodity instead of like learning is a life-long skill. But I rant. Sorry.
I'm like you with focus. I can tune everything else out. I think I used to be a better multi-tasker than I am now, but luckily there isn't much need for multi tasking in my life. Since you are raising two young kids, and holding down a couple of intense jobs, I'd bet you are a much better multi-tasker than you give yourself credit for.
I shop at the same wood furnishing store as you.
In regards to teaching, if I'm not mistaken, the United States has one of the educational systems in the world. We did a comparison in the child psych class I had last semester. Comparison included budget, criteria, etc...I was blown away to see how far behind other countries we are. Shameful! I hope it gets better and SOON!
We're opposites are two things here: I'm better at multi-tasking (and driving myself crazy doing so) and I'm definitely more of a phone person...emails are just so impersonal at times.
Great feast! *HUGS & SMILES*
Ooops...in my comment about the U.S.'s educational system, I left out a word. Unfortunately, the word is worse/worst (take your pick...either way it is bad). *sad*
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