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I'll be starting my new job at the University of Montana at the end of this month, and I'm happy to report I'll be doing so with long hair. I was worried about the interview; whether or not my hair would put them off. I can't say if it did or didn't for sure, but either way I managed to get them to look past my locks. So now we'll see if the students take their new teacher seriously. Probably not, but I'm not a serious teacher anyway so it'll all work out. Still, I'm a little worried about the fact I don't look or sound like a teacher...
Can't resist a few comments about "teachers". Serious teachers are usually really bad ones. The highest compliment a student can pay you is that you don't look or act like any of his/her other teachers.
I've managed getting two different teaching jobs with longhair. Actually, the first was in the worst part of my awkward stage.
Congratulations. What will you be teaching?
Robert
I'll be teaching computer science, the only thing you can do with a degree in computer science. Ah film school... how much longer must I wait?
When I attended the University of Montana, Missoula, my English teacher was male, and had very long hair (to his belt). I think the university is too concerned with multiculturalism to every say anything bad about anyone.
except conservatives of course, lol
Mac
congratulations on your appointment!!
It always take a couple years to transfer from the "student mode" to the "professor mode". Whether it's maturity, experience or most probably a combination, I don't know. However, your students will treat you with exactly as much respect as you earn from them by reciprocating the respect and teaching them useful things. Oh yea, your hair won't make a bit of difference to them.
I love to teach and have fun doing it. May you always love teaching and and excitement for what you teach. It's very contagious and your students will pick that up as well.
Again, congratulations.
ToddB
I second what he said and would like to say as a student myself in high school that the best teachers are the ones that get to know students personally in a friend-ship and thus establish trust, make sure you don't give them too much homework and keep it fun and exciting.
Glad you both feel this way. As for homework, I won't assign to much because that would mean I'd have to grade it which violates my code of laziness.
in Montana. When I was a little kid, we lived in Great Falls. I remember some really neat camping trips. Your site is pretty cool. I like the movie you made about Japan. Great song. So when do we get to see you progress?
ck
Glad you liked the movie. I think about Japan every day, and I'm constantly going over this inner dialog:
Logan 1: "I want to go back to Japan really badly, but I need to learn the language somewhat first so I can live there."
Logan 2: "But I want to go back now..."
Logan 1: "Yeah, this sucks."
Anyway, here is my progress page -> http://www.thepalehunter.com/hair/
It doesn't have super recent photos, but it'll have to do for now. I don't feel very photogenic at the moment if you know what I mean.
