You're not wrong, Siderea. It is a rush, and rushes often do more for the damaged ego than for the purported beneficiaries. I encountered the darker side of that "power trip" (the perfect description) when I got to graduate school. I've tried to rope it in when I was a teacher myself, and I learned to recognize when the authority of teaching crossed the line into despotism. It was frightening to see full professors who hadn't learned that limit, or who gleefully exceeded it. When your students are weeping with frustration, it is YOU, the teacher, who is wrong.
Was it a power trip for me that day in English 143? Heck yeah. It's one reason why undergrads and other 18 year olds should not be teaching without observation. Still, it was a heck of a memory for me.
The Dark Side
Was it a power trip for me that day in English 143? Heck yeah. It's one reason why undergrads and other 18 year olds should not be teaching without observation. Still, it was a heck of a memory for me.
Axiom