tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109150351375891279.post629094910236123013..comments2023-05-26T13:58:00.927-07:00Comments on Mathie x Pensive: Who You Are and TMCGregory Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06547180132612659893noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109150351375891279.post-78053275882880945202014-07-31T16:58:55.902-07:002014-07-31T16:58:55.902-07:00Thank you. Your comment has clarified something th...Thank you. Your comment has clarified something that's been bothering me on a subconscious level for over a year. I wonder if it was obvious to others. On some level, I'd envisioned teaming up or networking deeper with like-minded musical teachers (or perhaps artists) at TMC13. It didn't happen. Or at least, not in a way I thought it would, which may be why I felt like I didn't get as much out of the experience as others. I don't know why that didn't strike me sooner. Huh.<br /><br />I'm glad to hear you can kind of relate. To be honest, this post was born of me getting tired of seeing people say "I'm also insecure!" because if you're "higher" than me in my personal hierarchy, and you feel you can't do it, that doesn't so much make me feel better as stress me the heck out. At which point it occurred to me that I may be "higher" in someone else's hierarchy, and I felt I had to blog. So, what I'm saying is, ramble any time.<br /><br />By the way, to all: The EDIT in the post was meant to clarify that I don't feel like I was intentionally excluded by singing math people, it was just a thing that happened. If you have a better memory than me about names, do NOT jump to any potentially damaging conclusions. I know where you live. (Ok, I don't, but maybe there's a database I can hack.)Gregory Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06547180132612659893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109150351375891279.post-48846177197719200222014-07-30T23:18:45.521-07:002014-07-30T23:18:45.521-07:00It's interesting that the Mr. Kent post got me...It's interesting that the Mr. Kent post got me thinking, but didn't stir me inside. Something about this post does -- maybe because it rings a lot closer to home. I'm a pretty practical person most of the time, and when I first started trying to break into the MTBoS, I had one goal: find other teachers who are trying to build the same kind of curriculum I am (resources and pedagogy) and team up. However, it never seemed like I could figure out how to do it. The stats community, where most of my focus has been, is a somewhat small subset, making it a little tougher, and after TMC14 I realized that a lot of the things I'm doing are kind of out in left field compared to the rest of the group (I organize my curriculum differently, I de-emphasize AP / probability, I don't use a textbook, I have an unusually heavy project use, and I flip lectures). I'm not sure if this means that any of this is wrong, but you start to question yourself when the core group (those who have been around for the longest time and regularly chat with each other) are in a different world. Without a doubt there are a ton of things I learned from our stats crew that I will adopt immediately, and having built relationships with this group has made so many amazing teachers reachable in hours online for feedback and resources as I plan this year. I just feel like something is missing in that connection to the group as you described above. Coming in I thought I wanted working acquaintances, but I guess I was looking for this AND something deeper in the stats community.<br /><br />I apologize for rambling about myself on your blog. I guess I just want to validate your feelings as more normal than you might think, even if the context is a little bit different. I'm not sure what to do about it, or why we are bothered by it, but that doesn't make it go away.Andy Pethanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05159258049094512496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109150351375891279.post-85101382286127811532014-07-30T18:23:11.155-07:002014-07-30T18:23:11.155-07:00That's a good point. It often does depend on t...That's a good point. It often does depend on the content of a post, and I know sometimes I'm guilty of "psychically" assuming people will figure out which posts I write because I'm looking for pushback. (Other times, as you say, I'm not sure as to my intention, aside from maybe pushing back myself, which is where I put this post.) The problem with making the overgeneralization that I did.<br /><br />I was also talking with someone earlier about the distinction between "friend" and "fan", and it seems to me that this would apply as far as audience goes too. Who am I writing for? Well, honestly, I'm very hesitant to call people friends, because I worry about letting others down. But I don't just want fans, because that implies they'd support regardless, or only care about my work. Who does that leave? Casual acquaintances? I'm not sure what incentive they'd have to share my stuff out. Maybe it really is better to only get responses on certain posts after all.Gregory Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06547180132612659893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109150351375891279.post-23404459985195831772014-07-30T16:55:15.573-07:002014-07-30T16:55:15.573-07:00"There’s these "star" people out th..."There’s these "star" people out there who can get many comments on a blog post, or 10 responses to a tweet, or who can rally a crowd around a song parody, or who (most damning of all) get constant RTs. Seemingly without effort."<br /><br />I wrestle with this a bit. Who are you writing for? If it's for reflection, then it really doesn't matter what kind of response you get. If it's to engage in dialogue, then lack of response is disconcerting. If it's to share resources, then it's nice to hear from people that they like what you are sharing. I'm never quite certain what my own intention is. In the end, I get what you are saying. If I wanted no response at all, I'd write it in my journal and hide it under my bed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com