What I would like to discuss is a very specific, and
probably minor, detail from the chapter.
However, I thought the concept of Vocation Vacations was too interesting
to pass up on examining. If you don’t
remember, this is the business where people pay to work at another job. Some examples in the book included being a
chef, owning a bike shop, or operating an animal shelter. This idea of people paying to work at another
job seems ridiculous to me, but at the same time I could see myself trying it. Almost everyone is passionate about more than
one area. Teaching isn’t the only
profession I think I would enjoy, but it is the most practical for me. I would love to test drive being a chef or
business owner but to have all three careers would be impossible. I can see how Vocation Vacations could give
someone a sense of escape or a feeling of “test-driving” another life.
This is just another example of how jobs are becoming more
of an aspect we pursue even if there is no reward or the reward (paycheck) is
small, like Samantha pointed out about being a teacher. Personally, I see teaching as an outlet for
all different subject areas. If I wanted
to actually pursue being a chef and cooking for a living, I know I could
somehow work it into a math or science lesson. Teaching is valuable because it gives us the
freedom and independence to choose the way we want to teach the curriculum to
our students. For me, exposing my
creative outlet might even be one of the biggest benefits of becoming a teacher.
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