Favorite Parts of Being a High School Supervising Teacher at Pajaro Valley Unified School District
Elisabeth, a Supervising Teacher, finds the most rewarding aspects of her role to be "enjoying the students and being around young people," coupled with the continuous learning required to adapt to evolving educational methods and technologies. The demanding nature of the job, however, also necessitates "a high tolerance for frustration" due to the inherent bureaucracy and politics within the public sector.
Working with Young People, Adaptability and Continuous Learning, Patience and Frustration Tolerance, Navigating Bureaucracy, Public Sector Experience
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Elisabeth Rettenwender
Supervising teacher 9-12
Pajaro Valley Unified School District
American College in Paris and Smith College
Smith College BA
Ethnic & Related Studies, Psychology
Education
Education
International Student, Transfer Student
Video Highlights
1. Enjoying young people and working with students is essential.
2. A love of learning and adapting to new educational methods and technologies is crucial.
3. A high tolerance for frustration and navigating bureaucracy is important for success in this role.
Transcript
What do you enjoy most about being in your current role?
I think the first thing for me is enjoying the students and being around young people. If you enjoy young people, then this is a great job to have. If you don't like being around kids, I don't recommend this job at all.
Another important thing is the curiosity to always be learning along with your students. Educational methods change, and there are always new technologies, new curriculum, and different things coming along that you have to be able to adapt to, work with, and learn.
Another thing is a high tolerance for frustration, because working in the public sector involves a lot of bureaucracy and politics. There are many factors that come into play that don't seem to directly affect the students, but they do impact them in how things happen. I think that's the most important.
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