Geeking out for me takes the form of the explainer. I take what someone knows about something and describe how it works and why I find it interesting. My reading takes me all over the place, but I particularly of late enjoy nonfiction on interesting topics.<\/p>\n
People find my reading about things like quantum mechanics for entertainment surprising. And my willingness to geek out about it even more so.<\/p>\n
Occasionally people remark that I ought to be a teacher. Probably.<\/p>\n
Doctor Freelove has a nice ring to it. Unfortunately, a career in academia is more focused on research than teaching. And K-12 teachers get stuck doing too much administrivia and not enough teaching.<\/p>\n
My times in front of a classroom were entertaining for me. As campus webmaster at Valdosta State, I would guest teach students how to start their websites for several faculty members. I also taught faculty members how to use WebCT and web design and random of IT topics. In college, one class had me working with 2nd graders and a couple times I taught the whole class about something unprepared off the top of my head. And my mother had me talk about my IT work for career day to several classes.<\/p>\n
Opportunities to teach like this are something I miss being in a more administrative position.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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