Although I still clearly work within ‘education’, a lot of my work has morphed to working behind the scenes. My title is ‘subject matter expert’, whatever that means. Really I find myself doing the work required, whether that might be. This is not the job of a ‘teacher’, but it is also not the job of the admin either. Strangely it is a continuation of what I was doing in school, but out of the classroom, whether it be timetabling, daily organization, academic reports, data management etc … These are legitimate activities with clear outcomes that need to be done, just not sure they create a very clear narrative.
💬 Who am I?
If I’m in a non school based teacher position… am I really a teacher? And what does it even mean to be a teacher?
Thank you for sharing your reflection Bianca. I have been out of schools for years and have found identity one of the biggest challenges.