In relation to the importance of professional development in becoming an art educator, there is a fine line. You don't want to be overly professional where everything is strictly by the rules, but you also don't want to just let everything become loose and willy-nilly.
The fine line is being able to remain profession in behavior, appearance, and handling situations while still being able to relax and joke around when appropriate. The latter is not difficult to do whereas finding a balance in being professional imposes that challenge. It is hard to recall specifics that I've read, having not read much in a good while, but there have been the occasional reality checks that really plug into professionalism. One being that it's required to remain flexible when wrenches are being thrown at you day after day. Just this past week, we've been adjusting the schedule and pushing things further back than anticipated. Meetings to explain fundraisers, free choice days, and other things that have been coming up. All very real life lessons and all very important. Plus, when it adds to stress of calendars and important dates, it's important to remain cool. Some times, this doesn't always work out, but usually it's when you're blindsided by things that people don't leave explanations for. One example is being notified of something changing, but not knowing the reason why until inquired about later, which didn't help with first week adapting and planning. When things like this come up, it's important to communicate in a proper manner to figure out what is going on with changes or things going on. Had nothing been said, then it likely would have turned a bit harsh. Professional development involves remaining on top of communications and interacting with people in a proper manner. This is where my metaphor comes into play because it is mix of downtime being used to unwind and how professionals need to maintain an image in entertainment. In the same way professional development reflects how we interact with people is to hold an image of our professional personas. Even though there's this persona, the professional can still relax and let go a little.
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