tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458341.post1023955596003520600..comments2024-01-06T10:36:04.084-05:00Comments on A Commonplace Blog: BetrayalD. G. Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10659136455045567825noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458341.post-2946353941244620372009-09-15T22:51:19.048-04:002009-09-15T22:51:19.048-04:00As a teacher, I sometimes feel the same way and wo...As a teacher, I sometimes feel the same way and worse. Perhaps that is because teaching is an art (rather than a science as most teacher education programs would like people to believe). Art, to state it plainly, is a frustrating endeavor. Teachers attempt to create something significant with each "performance." The inability to do so every now and then is simply unavoidable but irksome and frustrating.<br /><br />I hope my comments are not construed as patronizing or nonsensical. I very much believe in what I try to do as a teacher. My comments are part of my "teacher's aesthetic," to coin a phrase, for whatever it might be worth.R/Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07791522136032565027noreply@blogger.com