Why Teaching is My Perfect Job

Abigail Siegel
Nov 1 · 2 min read
Photo by Jeffrey Hamilton on Unsplash
  1. It fits in with my work patterns.

I am a person with very low energy. I get up at a reasonable time (around 7am) and by 3pm I am done. I shut down, no more work, it’s tv and/or fun reading time.

I’ve found recently that I cannot work consistently even in that 7am-3pm time frame. Instead I work in bursts: I can find myself for days not being able to work gradually on a project, and…

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Abigail Siegel

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Grad student in classics researching Latin poetry as well as myth and supernatural folklore. Writes poetry, pieces on education and lit, and short stories.

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