Comments on: Are you maintaining a balance in your life as a teacher?

By: Elona Hartjes

Elona Hartjes — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 19:48:37 +0000

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

By: Tracy Rosen

Tracy Rosen — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 19:43:47 +0000

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.

By: Elona Hartjes

Elona Hartjes — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 19:20:40 +0000

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

By: tina

tina — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 15:06:40 +0000

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

By: Elona Hartjes

Elona Hartjes — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 22:44:37 +0000

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.

By: Tracy Rosen

Tracy Rosen — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 22:35:11 +0000

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.