So...
Why do I mention this obvious fact?
As an Virtual Educator, my job continues. My work continues. Always. 7 days a week.
Why do I say this?
Many people mention to me on a daily basis how great it must be to be a teacher and not have to work in the summer. In my particular job as Virtual Educator, I do NOT get paid for months lost to summer break. (I am extremely Against Summer Break).
Usually this conversation occurs at 7:00 AM while I am walking my dog and doing the best I can to NOT communicate with others doing the same.
I start to stammer-not know how to express that as an Online Educator, that I am ALWAYS working! But not necessarily collecting a paycheck from my Virtual Academy Biology Teacher Job, which is NONE of their business anyway!
Please see my flow chart (which I just learned how to do in Google Docs as of this writing) of the work I do and I may have forgotten like constantly making You Tube videos-channel name-Clare G and updating my web site
www.clare-computer-tutor.com
I DO NOT get paid for this WORK IN THE SUMMER MONTHS-all of this takes hours on my computer as well as my smart phone, where I get a steady stream of twitters from other educators as excited about new technologies (yesterday I just learned about Augmented Reality on my smart phone) but the benefits of figuring out how to do all of this stuff defines a success that far exceeds the concept of getting paid for the work. Perhaps not having much money to go away or sit by fancy pools, no kids (I am truly glad that teachers get to spend more time with their kids in the summer), and simple lifestyle and a few hobbies (oh ya I can go fishing! forgot about that!) lends me the opportunity to really put quality time, energy, and fun into my summer en devours.
Experiential Learning through Virtual Education and Online Learning-Learning the most effective ways to communicate with students takes A LOT of work!
Thank you for reading!
Please visit www.clare-computer-tutor.com
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