Hello
again!!
My dilemma for this week has to do with expectations.
I have a certain set of expectations required of me by Georgia State, but I also have expectations from HAN University (my school here). It has been a challenge trying to find a balance between the two because although they are similar, they do not always coincide.
Neither of them individually are anything I can't handle, it is just trying to find a happy medium that has been a bit of a challenge for me.
In the case of the expectations HAN has for me, culture again has been a huge factor. They are strongly emphasizing two things: taking initiative and being creative. These are both reasonable expectations and actually awesome requirements because it is forcing me to move outside of my comfort zone and really push my boundaries!! I think it is doing this even more than they anticipated though because I don’t know exactly where the “normal” boundaries lie!! For example, if they don’t use KWL charts here, me presenting this in the classroom would be “creative” and different. But, in America this wouldn’t necessarily be creative or different because this is a tool we use quite a bit!
So, in trying to meet the expectations of both of my universities, I have really been doing a lot of guess and check. Is this new and different?! How far outside of the box should I go or can I go? And then ultimately wondering if something is too far outside of the box. Do y’all think that is possible in teaching? Assuming appropriateness is not an issue do you think you could ever go too far outside the box? And what would that look like? Would that look the same in every culture?!
Hope y’all are doing well! Can’t wait to discuss!! :)
My dilemma for this week has to do with expectations.
I have a certain set of expectations required of me by Georgia State, but I also have expectations from HAN University (my school here). It has been a challenge trying to find a balance between the two because although they are similar, they do not always coincide.
Neither of them individually are anything I can't handle, it is just trying to find a happy medium that has been a bit of a challenge for me.
In the case of the expectations HAN has for me, culture again has been a huge factor. They are strongly emphasizing two things: taking initiative and being creative. These are both reasonable expectations and actually awesome requirements because it is forcing me to move outside of my comfort zone and really push my boundaries!! I think it is doing this even more than they anticipated though because I don’t know exactly where the “normal” boundaries lie!! For example, if they don’t use KWL charts here, me presenting this in the classroom would be “creative” and different. But, in America this wouldn’t necessarily be creative or different because this is a tool we use quite a bit!
So, in trying to meet the expectations of both of my universities, I have really been doing a lot of guess and check. Is this new and different?! How far outside of the box should I go or can I go? And then ultimately wondering if something is too far outside of the box. Do y’all think that is possible in teaching? Assuming appropriateness is not an issue do you think you could ever go too far outside the box? And what would that look like? Would that look the same in every culture?!
Hope y’all are doing well! Can’t wait to discuss!! :)
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