Heritage Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 I'm starting to think having Gossamer teach at Claremont was a bad idea; as conceived, the character has a tendency to avoid hero work, which is kind of a bad idea on a superhero site. There's now talk of starting a new team with Wesley, Arrowhawk and Gossamer as core members, which I also think would make a teaching gig a bad idea. This may seem silly, but I'm having a hard time figuring out how to get Goss out of Claremont; she's a natural academic, after all. Would anyone have an idea for a thread that could help with this character transition? I'd really like her to be more active. Link to comment
Dr Archeville Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Take a position as a research chemist at ASTRO Labs (or ArcheTech)? Easier to make a Peter Parker-esque jaunt off that than from teaching, I'd think. Link to comment
angrydurf Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Sleep with a student? Seriously though I think she could just have quit over the winter break, maybe teaching wasn't her cup of tea, ill behaved students with super powers can be taxing for a first time teacher I'm sure ;) Link to comment
Cyroa Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Teaching isn't for everyone, very true. 50% (it's close to that, think 45 actually, but anyway) of ALL teachers quit within their first 5 years. (That's a true stat btw.) I knew a guy who did a 2 year degree and then quit after the first month of a full time job. He simply couldn't handle it and hadn't been exposed previously (a mistake on his part). Just not for everyone. ;) Link to comment
Heritage Posted February 9, 2010 Author Share Posted February 9, 2010 Yeah, quietly quitting and going back to ASTRO Labs makes the most sense; maybe I can stat up some of the characters who appeared in this thread and work on developing things there. It is not hard to imagine a chemist who's used to working with non-powered college students having a rough time at Claremont. Thanks, guys! :D Link to comment
N/A Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 Teaching isn't for everyone, very true. 50% (it's close to that, think 45 actually, but anyway) of ALL teachers quit within their first 5 years. (That's a true stat btw.) I knew a guy who did a 2 year degree and then quit after the first month of a full time job. He simply couldn't handle it and hadn't been exposed previously (a mistake on his part). Just not for everyone. True fax. I have 3 different friends who all got Masters degrees and started teaching highschool. Every last one of them was back in college studying for a different career within 2 years at the most. Link to comment
Avenger Assembled Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 Free her from the tyrannical shackles of teaching, without bothering with a thread. Link to comment
Heritage Posted February 11, 2010 Author Share Posted February 11, 2010 I might make passing mention of it in a thread, but yeah, won't waste the elctronic ink on a thread just for that purpose. In a lot of ways, I think teaching is a calling, not unlike the priesthood. Link to comment
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