Are you maintaining a  balance in your life as a teacher,  or are you  investing too much time and energy in one area at  the expense of the others?  Find out by playing the “A Year in the Life of a Teacher ” game. I was surprised. Will you be surprised, too?  Find out by clicking on the graphic below and playing the game.

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6 Responses to “Are you maintaining a balance in your life as a teacher?”

  1. Tracy Rosen on November 8th, 2008 5:35 pm

    Hi Elona,
    I just played the game. Were you surprised because your ‘Well-Being’ points were low? I found that the game was flawed against this category. A) I think I drew on 2 questions that even touched on that category. The majority of questions centered on the other categories, and B) one of my answers – coaching an after school activity – lost well-being points, though I find it adds to my well-being as it is a time that is fun and allows me to work out while working with students!

    So, I don’t think this is a fair way to judge a teacher’s life balance.

  2. Elona Hartjes on November 8th, 2008 5:44 pm

    Tracy,
    I think I was too stressed to notice. :) My career points were low, and my student points were off the scale. I just thought it was fun to play the game because it made me stop and think about things. I wonder what other people will find.

  3. tina on November 9th, 2008 10:06 am

    Well my students were at 0 and I only had 1 question address this. It was fun to play though LOL.

  4. Elona Hartjes on November 9th, 2008 2:20 pm

    Tina, thanks for taking the time to share your results.

  5. Tracy Rosen on November 9th, 2008 2:43 pm

    My results were something like 50 for career and for students, but 0 for well-being…and I don’t remember what the last category was but it was around 30 if I remember correctly.

  6. Elona Hartjes on November 9th, 2008 2:48 pm

    I’ve played it three times now and at last I’m pretty balanced- well almost. :)

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