{"id":173,"date":"2018-05-31T05:03:56","date_gmt":"2018-05-31T12:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/flexiblelearning\/?p=173"},"modified":"2020-07-17T01:42:23","modified_gmt":"2020-07-17T08:42:23","slug":"work-life-balance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/flexiblelearning\/nisha\/work-life-balance\/","title":{"rendered":"Work- Life Balance"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have given this much thought, and I don’t draw a definite line between my work and my life; the two merge and overlap, and I rarely try to balance hours between the two. Several of my creative hobbies have become teaching tools, and some work tasks have become projects I do with my son. For instance, a few years ago, I got into shooting and editing video. This hobby I developed during my \u201creal-life\u201d life helped me develop video tutorials for my students and create a YouTube education channel for my \u201cwork\u201d life. I think it\u2019s the nature of this profession: teaching and knowledge delivery is a very creative endeavor. Also, the special clients \u2013 the bright, kind and keen undergrads \u2013 I serve to make this career very conducive to family life. Let me give you some examples of this blurred line. At a fundraiser event held\"\"<\/a> by UBC\u2019s Sew and Knit club, my son joined me and volunteered to model the knits. \u00a0 At the Vancouver School of Economics undergraduate society\u2019s \u201cMeet the Prof\u201d events, my son accompanies me; it\u2019s an excellent opportunity for them to see the human side of me, and for my son to interact with role-model-worthy undergrads. Of course, it\u2019s not surprising that students feel more comfortable talking to me when they see my kid in tow. I enjoy my work and feel fortunate to be teaching at my university. Of course, the biggest reason is the students. I am impressed with their overall work ethic, and all the extracurricular activities and jobs they juggle in addition to a full course load. And I am constantly amazed by the respect and kindness that students display in and out of the classroom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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