How do you know if you are a teacher-geek?
There is nothing wrong with loving your work, and being top of the class.
Some teachers view teaching as a job. They go home, get on with other things, log off and have other interests.
I do that, too.
However, some teachers like to develop their passion after hours. Their inner *geek can escape and be nurtured!
In the early days of social media and blogging (pre-2010), I faced criticism for talking about teaching and learning out of hours. Very few understood how to use social media, and talking about teaching online was perceived as excessive. However, today, thankfully, we are much better at managing our social media health. We know when to log off, when to stop chasing ‘likes’, or when to search for more inspiration.
I believe we’re also very good at knowing that others work at different times of the day, in different parts of the world, and teach in different contexts. No matter who we follow, we all know that we are likely to see content that is work-related (or not) whenever we log in.
