Tuesday, September 25, 2012

What is something that you do well?

Now there is an interesting topic eh?  I don’t mind bragging at home to Amber about things I can do, but generally avoid doing so to the public at large as it’s a bit uncouth to do so.  Honestly I do quite a few things ‘well’, and not a lot of things ‘great’.  Sort of that Jack of all trades, master of none kind of thing.

If I have to pick one thing I would choose… Nose picking, sometimes I can really work out a good one.

That was when I was a kid though, so let’s choose something else.

I think that something I do well is teaching.  And really this is more of a ‘people have told me I am good at this so I am going to believe them’ kind of thing. 

I have only been a black belt at karate since November of 2010, but I have been helping to teach things at karate since I was a green or purple belt all the way back in 2004-2005 or so.  Many parents and adult students would tell that I was good at teaching and many asked if I was a teacher for my actual job.  At the time I was not (I’m not a school teacher now either), but teaching is part of my job now.

I’ve been a day care teacher, or Early Childhood Educator, or glorified babysitter or whatever you want to call it (seriously call it the second one, we like that) for about a year and a half.  I have been told by my co-workers that I inspire them (I doubt as much as they inspire me) and by my supervisor that I ‘really know my kids’.  I take their word for it.  If people who have been doing the job for 10+ years think I am good at it, who am I to argue? It’s very humbling I find to receive that type of feedback and compliments from those that I work with.

Have a different opinion?  Let me know!  But also, what are you good at?  Post it on your blog and link it here! Or a comment works too.

2 comments:

  1. Im good at laughing at myself.

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  2. Hi Chris, have no fear! I'm just flipping my blog to self hosting and going full steam ahead at work. I will resurface soon. I can't say I'm good at teaching. In fact, children scare me a little :) That said, I think all the feedback you receive from others is a definitely sign that you're a great teacher!

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